{"id":77334,"date":"2026-01-26T17:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=77334"},"modified":"2026-11-12T20:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:42:00","slug":"jonathan-funk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/jonathan-funk\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Jonathan Funk<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Jonathan Funk<\/strong> (born 1997 in Mannheim) is a freelance photographer currently based in Hannover. He works to journalistic standards and focuses mainly on long-term documentary projects as well as editorial reportage and portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaped by his professional experience in social work, he explores sociocultural, political and humanitarian issues. Having grown up in a working-class family, he initially taught himself his visual language. He now studies documentary photography at Hochschule Hannover, and his work has been published in outlets including ZEIT, Der Spiegel, S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung and taz.
His work has been exhibited several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A cup of closeness.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

A table, two chairs and an attempt to start talking to each other again. Five encounters between strangers explore the art of talking \u2013 and listening.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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Metamorphosis in Lyon.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

After Paris, Lyon is the second venue: until 20 November, seven students and alumni are showing their work at the Goethe-Institut Lyon \u2013 as part of the Resonance programme of the Biennale.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t

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TruePicture Awards 2026.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

Four of the five grants go to alumni of our programme: Hannah Aders, Nerea Lakuntza, Julius Schien and Florian Sulzer each receive 15,000 Swiss francs for their photo projects.<\/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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Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Every year, the Coburger Convent draws thousands of fraternity members to Coburg. While some celebrate tradition, others criticise its all-male structures, its torchlight processions and the way it deals with its own history.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Why no active Bundesliga professional has come out \u2013 even though clubs, associations and fans have long been flying the rainbow colours.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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On civil courage \u2013 and why, in tricky moments, we often look away rather than step in.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Six young people on how they leave the feeling of helplessness behind \u2013 and redefine strength.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Clear rules, lots of mindfulness, no ulterior motives: what an evening of touching strangers feels like.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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