{"id":12918,"date":"2022-11-05T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T08:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?p=12918"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:35:36","slug":"distinction-for-students-at-the-leica-oskar-barnack-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/distinction-for-students-at-the-leica-oskar-barnack-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinction for students at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Awards for students at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. <\/strong>Valentin Goppel best newcomer, Nanna Heitmann on the shortlist.<\/p>\n

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Valentin Goppel, a 7th-semester student, convinced the jury of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award in the category “Newcomer” with his project “Between the Years.”<\/strong> In his photographs, the student deals with the lives of young people during the Corona pandemic. <\/a>A few weeks ago, Valentin Goppel was awarded the VGH Photo Award.<\/a>

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is internationally regarded with a high reputation. The best newcomer will receive 10,000 euros and a Leica camera.

The award-winning student Nanna Heitmann is also on the shortlist for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award once again this year: she already won the prize in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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