{"id":76822,"date":"2025-12-30T12:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=76822"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:30:16","slug":"alex-martin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/alex-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Alex Martin<\/strong> (born 1984) is a freelance photojournalist and art assistant who has worked as a freelance photojournalist since 2003. He is currently studying Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover and works as a freelance photo reporter. In his photographic work he is interested in under-represented social groups, such as craftspeople, female athletes and contemporary artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instagram: @workingmansdeath<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\r\n Overcoming creative block: why it happens and how to get back into the flow. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Creative block is frustrating \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t have to last. Find out why it happens, what it is trying to tell you and how to overcome it step by step and get back into the flow.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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From city parks to cemetery toilets: how public places became refuges for gay men \u2013 and why cruising still exists today.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n What makes a good photo reportage: characteristics, examples and tips. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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A clear focus on the people in the story, powerful pictures, strong storytelling: using examples, we show you the hallmarks of a photo reportage that grips and stays in the mind.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018We want to give dying a place of the greatest possible security\u2019 <\/h3>\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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Open around the clock, almost without staff: how a self-service shop makes village life more relaxed.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Groundhog Day for the humble sandwich: a homage <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Simple, familiar, underrated: a photographic declaration of love to the simplest meal of the day.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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