Foto: Sinje Hasheider
Since 2009 I work as a freelance photographer in the field of photojournalism, documentary photography and portraits. I’m based in Hamburg and I realize assignments for nongovernment organizations, enterprises and newspapers in Germany and around the world, ashore and on ships .
My personal documentaries are about socially, cultural and environmentally issues. For my work I have travelled to the following countries: The Gambia, Malawi, Tansania, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Tadschikistan, Cuba, Cambodia, Nepal, USA, Chile, Morocco and within Europe.
I speak german, english and basic french
Assigned work for: Greenpeace, Caritas International, Geolino, Brandeins, Spiegel Online, Die Zeit, Faz
| 2017/04 | Training: „Protection and behaviour in crisis centres“ for Journalists |
| 2012/07 | Freelens Multimedia Workshops |
| 2004 – 2009 | Diploma in Visual Communication with the project »90°« at University of Fine Arts (HfbK),Hamburg / Germany |
| 2022/09 | Screening at „Visa pour L’image Festival“ in Perpignan with „A family story“ |
| 2018/07 | Shortlist of the Alfred Fried Award „Special Award of the Jury“ |
| 2018/06 | Festival della Fotografia Etica: 3rd price Single images with a photo from the Sea Eye rescue ship „Mother and Daughter“ |
| 2018/02 | International Photographer of the Year: Documentary- honorable Mention with a photo from the Sea Eye rescue ship „Mother and Daughter“ |
| 2017/10 | Finalist Lugano Photo Days „Living on the Anchor“ |
| 2017/08 | Finalist Siena International Photography Award „Living on the Anchor“ |
| 2016/08 | Finalist Siena International Photography Award |
| 2015/11 | Project: Griots in The Gambia |
| 2015/09 | Exhibition: Schömberger Fotoherbst with the project »Living on the Anchor«, Stuttgart / Germany |
| 2015/08 | Grand Prize Winner of theprintspace PhotoVoiceAwards Summer 2015 Edition, with the story about »Living on the Anchor- Sausalito’s Anchor Out Community« |
| 2015/05 | Exhibition: »Living on the Anchor- Sausalito’s Anchor Out Community«- On a ship in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg |
| 2014/09 | Project: »DMI Sisters in Juba, South Sudan« |
| 2014/08 | Project: »Children Parliament in Malawi« |
| 2014/02 | Project: »Living on the Anchor« – documentation about people living on boats in Sausalito, California / USA |
| 2013 | Scholarship: VG-Bild Kunst for realizing the project »Children parliaments«, Malawi |
| 2012 | Projects: »Home – Tsunami houses«, Nagapattinam / India and »Kudankulam – Protest movement against the nuclear power plant«, Kudankulam / India |
| 2011/12 | Project: »Home – 60 inhabitants of Hamburg are showing there living rooms«, Hamburg / Germany |
| 2011 | Exhibition: Schömberger Fotoherbst with the project »Neumondfischer«, Stuttgart / Germany |
| 2011 | Project: »Neumondfischer«, documentation of Sardine fisher in Croatia |
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2010 |
Exhibition: »90°« at Große Kunstausstellung,Halle / Germany |
| 2010 | Project: »KM 188«, documentation of the nuclear waste transportation, Gorleben / Germany |
| 2010 | Exhibition: »90°« at Kulturelle Landpartie, Dannenberg / Germany |
| 2009 | Diploma in Photography and Visual Communication with the project »90°« at University of Fine Arts (HfbK), Hamburg / Germany |
| 2009 | Scholarship: Freundeskreis der HfbK (University of Fine Arts) for realizing the project »90°« |
| 2008 | Projects: »Shell Prawns in Tetouan«, Marocco and »Toreros in Sevilla«, Spain |
| 2006 | Groupexibition: »Construction« at Goethe Institution, Quito / Equador |
| 2006 | Scholarship: educational journey to Santiago de Chile; Project: »Sapos«, Santiago de Chile / Chile |
| 2005 | Project: »Nagapattinam – after the Tsunami«, Nagapattinam / India |
| 2004 – 2009 | Diploma in Visual Communication with the project »90°« at University of Fine Arts (HfbK),Hamburg / Germany |
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