{"id":78538,"date":"2026-10-05T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?p=78538"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:43:06","slug":"mats-hoff-wins-the-vgh-photo-prize-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/news-en\/awards\/mats-hoff-wins-the-vgh-photo-prize-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mats Hoff wins the VGH Photo Prize 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
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Mats Hoff wins the VGH Photo Prize 2026. <\/strong>The HsH student receives the award for his essay \u2018Grey Grounds\u2019 about Munster, a small town shaped by the German armed forces.<\/p>\n

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Scorched earth at<\/strong> the Munster-S\u00fcd military training area.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n \n <\/figure>\n \n \n\n

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The state-owned company<\/strong> GEKA is the only munitions disposal company in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n \n <\/figure>\n \n \n\n

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In a barracks office,<\/strong> a soldier demonstrates how a G36 assault rifle is assembled.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n \n <\/figure>\n \n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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