{"id":48243,"date":"2024-10-03T08:57:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T06:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?p=48243"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:34:30","slug":"get-informed-portfolio-advice-for-prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/application\/get-informed-portfolio-advice-for-prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Get informed: Portfolio advice for prospective students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_65e31ce70de67f2bf037647262cacc02\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--m width--default\">\n        <h1>Your First Step: Get Informed, Ask Questions, Get Inspired.<\/h1>\n<p>The next online portfolio consultation for prospective students is on 11th February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n    <span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/application\/get-informed-portfolio-advice-for-prospective-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-10-03T08:57:04+02:00\">03.10.2024<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"meta-text\"> Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/prof-michael-hauri\/\">Michael Hauri<\/a><\/span><\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/mappenberatung-bangert_DSF0769.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"Students lean over a photo book together during a portfolio review with Prof. Christoph Bangert\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Portfolio review with Prof. Christoph Bangert. Photo: Vladislav Laptev<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you interested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/about-us\/\">Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography degree programme<\/a><\/strong> but unsure whether your portfolio is suitable, or do you simply have questions? Then take advantage of our portfolio review service. Participation is also possible online!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you want to showcase your own work or are simply seeking guidance, we are here for you. The portfolio consultation gives you the opportunity to receive targeted feedback on your projects or to learn more about the application process and course content without any obligation. Don\u2019t have any work to show? No problem! Feel free to stop by to ask questions and learn more about the course.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/teaching\/\">experts<\/a> will help you take the next step and unlock your potential. Secure your consultation appointment now and start your journey towards the future! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What you can take away from the portfolio consultation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">-In-depth feedback on your portfolio or your ideas<br>-Detailed insights into the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/application\/\">application process<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/programme\/\">course content<\/a><br>-Tips on portfolio structure and further development<br>-Uncommitted advice \u2013 even without your own work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/portfolio-consulting\/\">Sign up and discover your possibilities<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-color-7-background-color has-background has-spacing--none\">\n    <nav id=\"section-navigation-block_9b5d24e5c9ca3b7e4fadeea812547f20\" class=\"section-navigation has-spacing--xs\">\n        <ul>\n\n                \n                    <li>Portfolio review<\/li>\n                \n            \n            \n                        \n                        \n\n            \n\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/nav>\n\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_4d413082e00eb1a66ad0a20b34cd4d7d\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--soehne font-size--default has-spacing--m width--full\">\n        <p>Book up to three free appointments. During the sessions, we will answer your questions about the programme and your portfolio.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"btn-wrapper has-spacing--xs\">\n        <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/portfolio-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">BOOK AN APPOINTMENT<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--none\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">More news<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"four-columns-teaser has-spacing--m\">\n\n    \r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-81436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news-en tag-event-en tag-studium-bewerbung-en\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/events-for-prospective-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Events for Prospective Students.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">Between now and February, there are several chances in Hannover to talk to students and lecturers on the programme. If you can\u2019t make the trip, you can get advice online.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/events-for-prospective-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column--small size-post-image--two-column--small\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/1mg6251-1500x1000-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-80163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news-en tag-360-vr-en tag-alumni-en tag-event-en tag-rafael-heygster-en tag-war-conflict\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/young-perspectives-on-old-conflicts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Young Perspectives on Old Conflicts.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">A picture editor, a satellite investigator, an XR producer and two photographers: on 10 November in Berlin, they\u2019ll discuss what kind of storytelling it takes for conflict reporting to be heard.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/events\/young-perspectives-on-old-conflicts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column--small size-post-image--two-column--small\" alt=\"Rooftops of Kharkiv, with one building inserted as a drawing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nowhere-media-you-destroy-we-create-charkiw.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-79939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards category-news-en tag-award-en tag-politik-gesellschaft-en tag-war-conflict\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Awards<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/award-of-excellence-for-jonathan-funk-at-cpoy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Award of Excellence for Jonathan Funk.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">The student has been recognised in the \u2018Portrait\u2019 category of College Photographer of the Year \u2013 for an image from north-eastern Syria.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/award-of-excellence-for-jonathan-funk-at-cpoy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-350x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column--small size-post-image--two-column--small\" alt=\"An older man stands in a destroyed house, looking through a large hole in the wall at a vegetable field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jonathan-funk-ahmed-cpoy81.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-79555 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exhibitions category-news-en tag-exhibition-en tag-hannover-en tag-arbeit-beruf-en\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/exhibitions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Exhibitions<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/exhibitions\/keeping-the-city-clean\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Keeping the city clean.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">Many waste workers wonder whether their bodies will last until they retire. HsH students photographed them at work, and ver.di is showing the pictures until 14 December 2026.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/exhibitions\/keeping-the-city-clean\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-350x525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column--small size-post-image--two-column--small\" alt=\"A person in a soiled protective suit and respirator stands in a dark hall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Daliah-Behnke_Abfallwirtschaft_Bioabfall.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\n<\/div><!-- .2-columns-teaser-->\n\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Recommended by the editors<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/i-was-a-hitler-caricature\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/advice\/overcoming-creative-block\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Advice<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Overcoming creative block: why it happens and how to get back into the flow.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>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><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-768x509.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1920x1273.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1400x928.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-1050x696.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-670x444.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-420x278.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Schlag-5-150x99.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"509\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Glittering water surface\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/career-paths\/china-hopson-my-degree-gave-me-a-toolbox\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Career paths<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018My degree gave me a toolbox that now lets me develop freely as a photographer.\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>HsH graduate China Hopson in an interview<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-768x412.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-2048x1098.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-1920x1030.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-1400x751.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-1050x563.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-670x359.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-420x225.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-350x188.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/China-Hopson-fotografie-150x80.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"412\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-margins\/faroe-islands-why-would-he-need-a-raincoat\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">On the margins<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018Why would he need a raincoat? He\u2019s got a car\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>How tunnels and roads shape life on the Faroe Islands \u2013 sometimes with surprisingly dry logic.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Tiedemann_Niclas-1.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"515\" \r\n                                    alt=\"The village of H\u00fasav\u00edk lies between green slopes and snow-capped mountains on the coast \u2013 roads and tunnels on the Faroe Islands, photo by Niclas Tiedemann\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/koch-areal-portrait-of-a-displacement\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Ideals<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Portrait of a displacement                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Vivid graffiti, buzzing events \u2013 the Koch-Areal in Zurich was an alternative place to live. Its eviction sparked a debate about community and gentrification.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-768x509.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-1920x1274.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-1400x929.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-1050x697.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-670x444.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"509\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Black-and-white photo: a resident stands in the doorway of a communal kitchen full of plants on the squatted Koch-Areal in Zurich\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-margins\/bird-warden-in-the-wadden-sea-seven-months-alone\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">On the margins<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Bird warden in the Wadden Sea: seven months alone on an island                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>What months of isolation do to a person \u2013 and why the rising sea level becomes a daily worry.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                   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