{"id":75087,"date":"2024-10-01T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=75087"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:31:16","slug":"janek-stempel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/janek-stempel\/","title":{"rendered":"Janek Stempel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Janek Stempel<\/strong> (born 2003) is a documentary photographer from Prague. He attended the German School in Prague and began studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography<\/a> in Hannover in 2023. His photographic focus is on portraits and reportage.

In September 2025 Janek completed an internship as a photojournalist at the Czech magazine Respekt<\/a>. From January to June 2026 he worked as a trainee photographer at the F.A.Z.<\/a>

At Czech Press Photo 2025, Janek won the Canon Junior Award: Discovery of the Year<\/a>.
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Info:<\/strong>
Email: janek@stempel.cz<\/a>
Web: janekstempel.com<\/a>
Insta: @janek_stempel<\/a>
Languages: DE+ENG+CZ+SVK
Based in: Hannover + Czech Republic

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Stories by Janek<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n
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\n\tMasculinity<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

\u2018I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film\u2019.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Hannover\u2019s night angel: help while the city sleeps.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

An interview about night-time rounds through the city, encounters on the margins \u2013 and help that gets through.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Recommended by the editors<\/h2>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n Journalism internships: how to find a placement and write an application that stands out. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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How do you find the right internship in journalism, how do you make your application convincing, and what should you bear in mind during the internship? With concrete tips from professors and students.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018It was really lovely here!\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Thoughts on the temporality of photography \u2013 and what Roland Barthes might have said about Nina Hagen\u2019s pop hit \u2018Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen\u2019.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Portrait ideas for stronger pictures: rethinking portrait photography. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Strong portraits move us, shake us up and hold us spellbound. These creative portrait ideas and approaches from working professionals will help you achieve exactly that.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n What is silence? Ten people, ten answers <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Ten very different lives, one question \u2013 captured in short, powerful video portraits.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n The king of biros: 200,000 ballpoint pens in one collection <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Clicky pens, special editions, promotional freebies: Heinz-Hermann has them all. The story of the biro, from Budapest to Brockel.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Milk churn meets mixing desk: new beginnings in Poland\u2019s Podlasie <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Few places in Poland are as sparsely populated as Podlasie. While many people leave, some are building something of their own here \u2013 out of conviction and family ties.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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