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Genossenschaftsmitglieder konnten sich Ende 2023 über ein Fine Art Print von Andreas Herzau freuen. Diese »Jahresgabe 23» erhalten auch alle, die noch im Januar 2024 Mitglied werden. Das Motiv »Ground Zero 2001» entstand kurz nach den Anschlägen auf das World Trade Center.
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Portrait of a young man. With the following quote: »Our collective work about the flood disaster in particular made me realize that we should question the egocentric perspective of documentary photography.«
We are pleased to introduce Arne Piepke as a new laif photographer. Arne is a documentary and portrait photographer from Dortmund. In his photo essays, he explores how people develop their identities and are shaped by their communities and histories.
Our Interview with Arne: laif.de/en/neu-bei-l...
Portrait of four women in front of the banner of a symposium
laif was a guest at the @journalistinnen.bsky.social conference. A more conscious selection of images, more appreciation for good photos, fewer meaningless symbolic images and the considered use of AI - these were the wishes and demands at the symposium on the "Bildermächtig" project.
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On Oct 29, 1923, Atatürk proclaimed the Turkish Republic with the goal of becoming part of Europe. laif photographer Murat Tueremis documented this year how Turkey is developing on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and what the reality looks like under President Erdogan.
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Since its creation, Israel is beset by enemies seeking its destruction. This collective siege mentality is expressed in the ubiquity of the thousands of bomb shelters found throughout the country. Adam Reynolds/Redux/laif has documented this "architecture of an existential threat".
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Portrair einer Frau mit Zitat: "Als Portrait- und Reportagefotografin hat man, denke ich, auch eine gewisse Liebe für die Menschen an sich und im besten Fall auch einiges an Empathie."
We are very pleased to introduce Sophie Kirchner as a new laif photographer. Find out more about Sophie in our interview: laif.de/neu-bei-laif...
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The nominations for the German Photo Book Prize 23|24 have been announced and we are there! Our anniversary newspaper »40 Jahre laif« was nominated in the category »Bildband fotografische Ausstellung«. 🎉
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Tree house in the night
Our cover image is by laif photographer Ingmar Björn Nolting. You can see how activists prepare a tree house for eviction in Luetzerath, Germany on January 08, 2023.
11.10.2023 01:15 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Hello from laif. 👋📸
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