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Thilo Koppen<\/strong> was born in Dresden in 2003. He discovered his interest in photography early on and uses it to show new perspectives. In his work he looks for deep emotions and stories that happen in the world around us. His focus is on documentary and portrait photography. Thilo began his studies at Hochschule Hannover in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What is silence? Ten people, ten answers.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Ten very different lives, one question \u2013 captured in short, powerful video portraits.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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\r\n Irmela Mensah-Schramm: fighting Nazi slogans with a scraper and a heart <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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For decades one woman has been scraping messages of hate out of public spaces \u2013 she has removed more than 140,000 of them. The attacks go on.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Learning to dream lucidly: awake in your own mind\u2019s cinema <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Steering your dreams consciously, without apps and without hype: what sleep research knows about lucid dreaming.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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The right light makes or breaks a studio shot. We explain the most important techniques and lighting set-ups \u2013 and how to achieve perfect studio lighting step by step.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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At Hospiz Luise in Hannover, carers accompany people on their final journey \u2013 and turn fear into a sense of safety.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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While they were stranded during the pandemic, Circus Siola\u2019s caravans were shot at and its performers insulted as \u2018scum\u2019. Is there no place in our society for Siola\u2019s \u2018classical old-European circus art\u2019?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Shirin Abedi returns to her native Tehran for a report on ballerinas.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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