{"id":77334,"date":"2026-01-26T17:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=77334"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:30:11","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<\/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

Contact<\/strong>
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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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\r\n The social pull of masculinity <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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What does it mean to be a man today? On the pressure to conform, on uncertainty \u2013 and why simple answers are so seductive.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Studying photography: How to find the right university. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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An overview of the best-known programmes. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Masculinity can be deadly <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Women attempt suicide more often \u2013 and yet 71.5 per cent of people who die by suicide in Germany are men. A search for answers.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Gen Z and work: is the \u2018lazy generation\u2019 just a stereotype? <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Lazy, spoilt, demanding? Gen Z is fighting for its reputation \u2013 and it\u2019s their work ethic above all that\u2019s being called into question. Is there anything to the stereotypes?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Hospital on wheels. <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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In “Diagnosis”, Emile Ducke photographs the unusual health care in the Russian hinterland.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Behind the walls of the Rosicrucians <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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The spiritual community \u2018International School of the Golden Rosycross\u2019 is regarded as a sect. What ideals do its members pursue?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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