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The photojournalist making news intimate
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The photojournalist making news intimate

Photographer Mads Nissen’s World Press Photo of the Year is currently touring Germany and the world. It’s a provocative image of two Russian gay men and one that some say is changing the definition of photojournalism.
Capturing Berlin with an outsider's eye
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Capturing Berlin with an outsider's eye

It took a German who spent much of his early life abroad to document some of the hidden, abandoned, or forgotten-about corners of Berlin in English. The Local meets "Digital Cosmonaut", one of Berlin's best-loved bloggers.
From punk photographer to Berghain bouncer
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From punk photographer to Berghain bouncer

"Night is Life": so runs the title of a book to be published on Friday by Sven Marquardt, the merciless bouncer of Berlin's world-famous Berghain club. He may be hard to get past, but our German of the Week also has a sensitive side.
Disposable camera snaps creativity in Dresden
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Disposable camera snaps creativity in Dresden

An American scientist is trying to stir up creative spontaneity in the eastern German city of Dresden by leaving disposable cameras around for strangers' use, before collecting them and displaying the results online. Jessica Ware reports.
Intimate Bryan Adams photos 'exposed'
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Intimate Bryan Adams photos 'exposed'

Bryan Adams might be a world-famous rock star, but he's also a serious photographer. Nevena Rakocija caught up with him in Düsseldorf as he opened his new exhibition mixing intimate portraits of unknown British war veterans and celebrities like Amy Winehouse.
Facing a century: 100 German portraits
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Facing a century: 100 German portraits

A new book of portraits features the storied faces and fascinating tales of 100 German centenarians who participated in a genetics study. <b>Kristen Allen</b> spoke with photographer <b>Andreas Labes</b> about putting a human face on science.