{"id":74962,"date":"2026-07-07T12:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?p=74962"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:34:00","slug":"truepicture-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/truepicture-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TruePicture Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_8bd202d57bfdef6b47980be5d737789f\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--m width--default\">\n        <h1>TruePicture Awards 2026.<\/h1>\n<p>Four of the five grants go to alumni of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography programme. Each receives 15,000 Swiss francs for their photo project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n    <span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/truepicture-awards-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T12:43:11+02:00\">07.07.2026<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"byline\">Text: <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/prof-michael-hauri\/\">Michael Hauri<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-block--slider splide has-spacing--s\" data-splide='{\"arrows\":true, \"autoplay\":true}'>\n    <div class=\"splide__track\">\n        <div class=\"splide__list\">\n\n                \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-1050x700.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Aalreuse_Schweden.jpg 1600w\" \n                                width=\"1050\"  \n                                height=\"700\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Yngsj\u00f6, Sweden, 2025. Photo: Florian Sulzer<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>H\u00e5nsa Olofsson and Mats Andersson haul an eel trap into the boat.<\/strong> The picture comes from Florian Sulzer\u2019s portfolio reportage on the European eel.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-1050x788.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-1050x788.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_IDEX_AbuDhabi.jpg 1600w\" \n                                width=\"1050\"  \n                                height=\"788\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Abu Dhabi, 2025. Photo: Hannah Aders<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Diehl Defence stand at the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi.<\/strong> In her portfolio, Hannah Aders examines the arms industry.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-1050x840.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Julius_Schien_Dresden.jpg 1600w\" \n                                width=\"1050\"  \n                                height=\"840\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Dresden, 2024. Photo: Julius Schien<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Marwa El-Sherbini was murdered by a neo-Nazi in Dresden Regional Court.<\/strong> In \u2018Rechtes Land\u2019, Julius Schien documents sites of right-wing violence.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-1050x700.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Florian_Sulzer_Glasaal.jpg 1600w\" \n                                width=\"1050\"  \n                                height=\"700\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Loire, France, 2025. Photo: Florian Sulzer<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Yann Taillandier fishes for glass eels on the Loire.<\/strong> This picture also comes from Florian Sulzer\u2019s reportage on the European eel.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                       \n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n        <div class=\"slider__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"slide__count\"><\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .slider__navigation -->\n\n        <div class=\"splide__arrows gallery-slider__arrows\">\n\n            <button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev gallery-slider__arrow\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"7\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 7 11\" fill=\"none\">\n                <rect width=\"7.3498\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(-0.716725 -0.697356 -0.716725 0.697356 6.60693 10.1616)\"\/>\n                <rect width=\"7.70647\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(-0.716725 0.697356 0.716725 0.697356 6.02393 0.513184)\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n\n            <button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next gallery-slider__arrow\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"7\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 7 12\" fill=\"none\">\n                <rect width=\"7.34981\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(0.697355 -0.716726 0.697355 0.716726 0.80957 10.4229)\"\/>\n                <rect width=\"7.70648\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(0.697355 0.716726 -0.697355 0.716726 1.37695 0.506348)\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n\n        <\/div><!-- .splide__arrows -->\n\n    \n<\/div><!-- .splide -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Four of the five <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/gewinnerinnen\">TruePicture Awards 2026<\/a> go to alumni<\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/\">Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography<\/a> programme: Hannah Aders, Nerea Lakuntza, Julius Schien and Florian Sulzer won through with their project ideas against competition from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All four recently completed their studies with us. Each receives 15,000 Swiss francs and will spend the next 18 months working on their photo projects with the support of experienced mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">The Swiss funding programme <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/mission\">TruePicture<\/a> does not reward finished work but plans: what counts is a project\u2019s originality and social relevance, together with the applicant\u2019s portfolio and educational background. Since the first call for entries in 2022, a total of 192,500 francs (around 206,000 euros) has gone to current and former students of the programme \u2013 60,000 francs this year alone. That makes TruePicture by far the largest funding opportunity for our students and alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">From 33 nominated talents, the <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/jurierung\">jury<\/a> \u2013 project leader <a href=\"https:\/\/manuelbauer.ch\">Manuel Bauer<\/a>, NZZ picture editor Nicole Aeby and Sarah Girard, former director of the Biel\/Bienne Festival of Photography \u2013 selected five award winners and two honourable mentions in a multi-stage process. Sixteen of the nominees are currently studying in Hannover or graduated here. The programme itself nominates only current students and graduates from this year and last; alumni and students can also be put forward by other nominators. \u2018The winning reportage projects put their finger on social flashpoints and impress with the high quality of their visual language,\u2019 says Girard.<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-5 has-spacing--xs\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0015_TP26_Hannah_Aders_UI-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0015_TP26_Hannah_Aders_UI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0015_TP26_Hannah_Aders_UI-300x300.jpg 300w, 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   alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Award winner Hannah Aders<\/span>\n                    \n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0005_TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_UI-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0005_TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_UI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0005_TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_UI-300x300.jpg 300w, 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                   alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Award winner Nerea Lakuntza<\/span>\n                    \n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-5 has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0011_TP26_Julius_Schien_UI-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0011_TP26_Julius_Schien_UI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0011_TP26_Julius_Schien_UI-300x300.jpg 300w, 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           alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Award winner Julius Schien<\/span>\n                    \n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0016_TP26_Florian_Sulzer_UI-768x768.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0016_TP26_Florian_Sulzer_UI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nom2026_0016_TP26_Florian_Sulzer_UI-300x300.jpg 300w, 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                   alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Award winner Florian Sulzer<\/span>\n                    \n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-hannah-aders\">A \u00faltima nuvem<\/a>\u2019 is the title of <a href=\"https:\/\/hannahaders.com\/\">Hannah Aders<\/a>\u2019s project:<\/strong> the photojournalist documents the rapid expansion of AI data centres in Latin America, in which corporations are investing billions \u2013 while their growing demand for energy and water puts pressure on local ecosystems. Indigenous communities and the rural population are at the centre of the project. Aders trained at the Lette Verein in Berlin, then studied with us and now works as a picture editor at DER SPIEGEL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">Up to 300,000 newborns are said to have been taken from their families in Spain between 1939 and the 1990s and secretly placed with others. In <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-nerea-lakuntza\">her project<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerealakuntza.com\/\">Nerea Lakuntza<\/a> combines portraits of those affected, historical sites and archive material into a visual investigation of memory, loss and identity. The Basque photographer came to Hannover to study \u2013 and stayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-block--slider splide has-spacing--m\" data-splide='{\"arrows\":true, \"autoplay\":true}'>\n    <div class=\"splide__track\">\n        <div class=\"splide__list\">\n\n                \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--half-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-768x1152.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Carmen_Llorente.jpg 1067w\" \n                                width=\"768\"  \n                                height=\"1152\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Seville, 2025. Photo: Nerea Lakuntza<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Carmen Llorente is searching for her child.<\/strong> At the hospital she was told her baby had died at birth \u2013 years later she found the burial niche empty. From Nerea Lakuntza\u2019s investigation into stolen children in Spain.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--half-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-768x1024.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-1050x1400.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-670x893.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-420x560.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-350x467.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_NATO_Uebung.jpg 1200w\" \n                                width=\"768\"  \n                                height=\"1024\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Gardelegen, 2025. Photo: Hannah Aders<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>NATO exercise at the German Army\u2019s combat training centre:<\/strong> two soldiers handle a Panzerfaust 3. From Hannah Aders\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--half-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-768x1152.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Nerea_Lakuntza_Friedhof_Cadiz.jpg 1067w\" \n                                width=\"768\"  \n                                height=\"1152\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">C\u00e1diz, 2025. Photo: Nerea Lakuntza<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Only a few infant burials are registered at San Jos\u00e9 cemetery.<\/strong> After it closed in 1994, many graves were exhumed \u2013 a large number of them were empty.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                        \n\n                    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--half-left with-title splide__slide\">\n\n                        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"slide__image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-768x1024.jpg\" \n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-1050x1400.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-670x893.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-420x560.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-350x467.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TP26_Hannah_Aders_Brasilien.jpg 1200w\" \n                                width=\"768\"  \n                                height=\"1024\" \n                                alt=\"\"  \n                            \/>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Dourados, Brazil. Photo: Hannah Aders<\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>\u2018This is where the bullet hit me\u2019:<\/strong> Sim\u00e3o shows a scar on his chest. From Hannah Aders\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                        \n                    <\/figure>\n                \n                       \n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n        <div class=\"slider__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"slide__count\"><\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .slider__navigation -->\n\n        <div class=\"splide__arrows gallery-slider__arrows\">\n\n            <button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev gallery-slider__arrow\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"7\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 7 11\" fill=\"none\">\n                <rect width=\"7.3498\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(-0.716725 -0.697356 -0.716725 0.697356 6.60693 10.1616)\"\/>\n                <rect width=\"7.70647\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(-0.716725 0.697356 0.716725 0.697356 6.02393 0.513184)\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n\n            <button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next gallery-slider__arrow\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"7\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 7 12\" fill=\"none\">\n                <rect width=\"7.34981\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(0.697355 -0.716726 0.697355 0.716726 0.80957 10.4229)\"\/>\n                <rect width=\"7.70648\" height=\"1.15101\" transform=\"matrix(0.697355 0.716726 -0.697355 0.716726 1.37695 0.506348)\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n\n        <\/div><!-- .splide__arrows -->\n\n    \n<\/div><!-- .splide -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is the second time TruePicture has recognised<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/julius-schien\/\">Julius Schien<\/a>: in 2023 he received an honourable mention for \u2018Rechtes Land\u2019, his documentation of sites of right-wing violence. Now the programme is funding his long-term project \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-julius-schien\">Deutscher Hass<\/a>\u2019 (\u2018German Hatred\u2019), which traces the roots of racism and exclusion from imperialism to the present day. Schien lives and works in Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">In \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-florian-sulzer\">Paradiese im Untergang<\/a>\u2019 (\u2018Sinking Paradises\u2019), <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/florian-sulzer\/\">Florian Sulzer<\/a> follows people from Pacific island states whose homes are disappearing into the rising sea \u2013 from saying goodbye and migrating to starting afresh. The reportage documents one of the first state-organised routes of climate-driven emigration. Sulzer did his bachelor\u2019s degree in Hannover and now photographs from Vienna for magazines such as Mare, Spiegel and Zeit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">The fifth TruePicture Award goes to Swiss-Portuguese photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/jessicadreier.ch\/\">Jessica Dreier<\/a>, a graduate of ECAL in Lausanne. For \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-jessica-dreier\">Margem Sul<\/a>\u2019, she follows people on the outskirts of Lisbon who are resisting displacement, and asks how Portugal\u2019s colonial past shapes today\u2019s inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--xs wp-block-paragraph\">The two honourable mentions, each worth 2,500 francs, go to Switzerland: to <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-anna-arnet\">Anna Arnet<\/a>, who follows people with eating disorders, and to <a href=\"https:\/\/truepicture.org\/portfolio\/2026-jonathan-labusch\">Jonathan Labusch<\/a>, who photographs on the border between Lebanon and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--s\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Overview of all winners<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TruePicture Award<\/strong><br>Hannah Aders<br>Jessica Dreier<br>Nerea Lakuntza<br>Julius Schien<br>Florian Sulzer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honourable Mention<\/strong><br>Anna Arnet<br>Jonathan Labusch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nominated students and alumni of Hochschule Hannover:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/florian-sulzer\/\">Florian Sulzer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/carlotta-steinkamp\/\">Carlotta Steinkamp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/nora-schwarz\/\">Nora Schwarz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/moritz-schorpp\/\">Moritz Schorpp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/julius-schien\/\">Julius Schien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/alexander-nowak\/\">Alexander Nowak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/stefan-nieland\/\">Stefan Nieland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerealakuntza.com\/\">Nerea Lakuntza<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/lisa-maria-gruber\/\">Lisa-Maria Gruber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/jonathan-funk\/\">Jonathan Funk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/emil-eichinger\/\">Emil Eichinger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/serghei-duve\/\">Serghei Duve<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/bastian-betz\/\">Bastian Betz<\/a>, Kseniia Apresian, <a href=\"https:\/\/hannahaders.com\/\">Hannah Aders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/armina-ahmadinia\/\">Armina Ahmadinia<\/a><\/p>\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\/traces\/from-outlaw-to-spiritual-healer\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Traces<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                From outlaw to spiritual healer                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Alexander Golandsky was a criminal biker and cocaine dealer. Then he changed his life radically.<\/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\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-768x480.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-1920x1200.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-1400x875.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-1050x656.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-670x419.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-420x262.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheManWhoKnows-3-3-150x94.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"480\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Portrait of a man with long grey hair and a moustache against a dark background \u2013 from outlaw to spiritual healer\"\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\/comment-and-debate\/seeing-is-no-longer-believing\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            \r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Seeing is no longer believing.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Photorealistic AI images are almost impossible to spot. What it means when a picture no longer proves anything but merely asserts.<\/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\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-768x432.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nekima-Levy-Armstrong_KIManipuliert.jpg 1200w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"432\" \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\/portrait-photography-expert-tips\/\" 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                                Portrait photography: 9 expert tips for expressive portraits.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Renowned portrait photographers share their tips: how they deal with problems during a shoot, how they put people at ease and why posing is often more honest than you might think.<\/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\/01\/image-5-768x432.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.jpg 1600w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"432\" \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\/what-holds-us-together\/punk-today\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">What holds us together<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018A cultural middle finger to the system\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>For some, punk is long dead; for others, it\u2019s more alive than ever: a conversation about attitude, dissent and freedom.<\/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_Croissant_Pha-3-768x511.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-1920x1277.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-1400x931.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-1050x699.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_Croissant_Pha-3-350x233.jpg 350w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"511\" \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\/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                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                             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