{"id":75202,"date":"2025-10-17T16:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=75202"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:30:34","slug":"max-schlag","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/max-schlag\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Schlag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Max Schlag<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Max Schlag<\/strong> was born in southern Germany in 2001. After spending the first 20 years of his life in Berlin, he moved first to Leipzig and later to Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subjects:<\/strong> In his work, Max always tries to tell stories that stay close to the people he photographs. He focuses on social issues, often linked to personal stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His work has already been published in several newspapers and magazines. Alongside his work as a photojournalist, Max works as a freelance portrait photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: maxschlag@mail.de
Instagram: @max.says.yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Stories by Max:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n
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Cigarette cult and cancer romance: a photobook about smoking.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

On cigarettes, addiction and smoking biographies: \u2018Pleasure to Burn\u2019 glorifies smoking \u2013 and is only half serious about it.<\/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 The patriarchal obsession with virginity <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Older men’s fascination with teenage girls runs deep in our culture. The Wecker case recently brought it back into the headlines. Films, music and the internet fuel hypersexualisation \u2013 with far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018I want men to hug each other\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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More and more men are looking for role models who show their feelings. Valerio, Frank, Noah and Tom do just that. Four perspectives that show masculinity is something you can shape.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\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 Seven days of silence: a self-experiment in a silent retreat <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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A week without a single word: what it feels like to fall completely silent \u2013 and where your own limits lie.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Censorship in the USA: \u2018Seeing someone like me in a book meant everything to me\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Why removing books from US school libraries means far more than politics to many young people.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Fried potatoes and love <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Johannes Nagel broke with his life as a financial adviser to become a street musician and be closer to his children.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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