{"id":75065,"date":"2024-07-19T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=75065"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:31:19","slug":"anton-vester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/anton-vester\/","title":{"rendered":"Anton Vester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Anton Vester (born 1996) <\/strong>works as a portrait and documentary photographer between Hannover and Pforzheim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a complete change of career from police officer to photographer, he carried out projects in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Greece and Ethiopia in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he began the degree programme \u2018Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography<\/a>\u2019 in 2021, he sharpened his focus on the social and psychological challenges facing our society. His way of working is marked by openness to new realities of life and an interest in meaningful encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His clients include DIE ZEIT, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and STERN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong>
+49 (0) 157 3063 2141
info@antonvester.de
www.antonvester.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Stories by Anton:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n
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The social pull of masculinity.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

What does it mean to be a man today? On the pressure to conform, on uncertainty \u2013 and why simple answers are so seductive.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Narcolepsy: when sleep becomes an illness.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Sudden attacks, hallucinations, leaden tiredness: student Livia Sommer looks for answers in a sleep lab.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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The invisible people on the waiting list.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Germany lags behind the rest of Europe on organ donation \u2013 we show those who can\u2019t wait any longer.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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The fisherwoman of Memmingen: the row over the Fischertag.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Can a single woman break open a centuries-old male ritual? A small town in the Allg\u00e4u is struggling to find an answer.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Floating platforms like the \u2018Zukunst\u2019 in Hannover create green open spaces \u2013 a concept that is catching on around the world.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Artificial light opens up new creative possibilities \u2013 but it can be a challenge for beginners. We show you how to get started with off-camera flash: what equipment you need and how to use flash confidently on the move.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018My degree gave me a toolbox that now lets me develop freely as a photographer.\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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HsH graduate China Hopson in an interview<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Clear rules, lots of mindfulness, no ulterior motives: what an evening of touching strangers feels like.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Rafael Heygster questions society’s approach to war in “I Died 22 Times.”<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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It all began in a child’s bedroom \u2013 today Oliver Schaffer owns the world’s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. A visit to his high-bay warehouse.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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