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Elias Holzknecht (born 1993)<\/strong> grew up in Tyrol and currently lives in Graz, Austria. He has been studying photojournalism and documentary photography in Hannover since 2017 and spent two semesters abroad at KASK in Ghent, Belgium, in 2020\/21. He is a founding member of the photographers\u2019 collective \u2018What\u2019s left of Photography\u2019.

Contact<\/strong>
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office@eliasholzknecht.at

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From engine to muscle, from horsepower to watts: a bike shop reveals how men relate to technology and status today \u2013 and whether anything has really changed.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Why would I voluntarily lug a camera as heavy as a sack of cement around the world? In this first-hand account, you\u2019ll find out what still makes analogue large-format photography so special today.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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From Denmark via the Faroe Islands to the far north: a passage through the rugged beauty of the sea.<\/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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Hunting divides opinion: some see it as necessary to stabilise damaged ecosystems. For others, hunting is only about trophies.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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What is life like beyond socially accepted gender roles?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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