Focus Area

Documentary Photography

We are flooded with images. Without images, there are hardly any publications and images can strongly influence the perception of journalistic topics. At the same time, photo fees are being cut and photo editors are being made redundant.
This is why we at n-ost develop projects in which the contextualised documentary image contributes to European discourse as a medium in its own right. We work together with experienced documentary photographers and editors from all over Europe.

Photo: Florian Bachmeier

n-ost and Stiftung Frauenkirche open photo-exhibition in Dresden

Next Station Ukraine

Started in 2022, ongoing
Locations: Germany, Czech Republic

news & upcoming events

n-ost & London Transport Museum open joint photo exhibition

In Düsseldorf: "Next Station Ukraine" n-ost photo exhibition

In Cologne: "Next Station Ukraine" n-ost photo exhibition

Next Station Ukraine in Hamburg

Related projects

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Next Station Ukraine

Started in 2022, ongoing
Locations: Germany, Czech Republic

European Images

Started in 2021, ongoing
Locations: Poland, Romania, Moldova, Germany

Photography network

Started in 2012, ongoing

Audio Slidshow Workshop

2013-2013
Locations: Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Germany, Ukraine

Network members in related projects

Check out all the participating journalists listed here. This is what brings them together.

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Matthias Schumann

Photographer

Dresden, Germany

Karolina Mazurkiewicz

Art Director, Pismo

Anastasia Anisimova

Creative Producer, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Hannes Jung

Freelance Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Paweł Starzec

Freelance Photographer

Warsaw, Poland

Ole Witt

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Magdalena Kicińska

Editor in Chief, Pismo

Warsaw

Anita Back

Photographer, Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Emile Ducke

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Ramin Mazur

Photographer

Chisinau, Moldova

Piotr Malecki

Documentary photographer and filmmaker, Freelance

Warsaw, Poland

Merlin Nadj-Torma

Freelance Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Florian Bachmeier

Photographer

La Lastra de Castro, Spain

Roland Bogati

Photographer

Pforzheim, Germany

Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Photographer, Freelance

Kyiv, Ukraine

Marc-Steffen Unger

Photojournalist

Berlin, Germany

Stefan Günther

Photo Editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Zurich, Switzerland

Björn Steinz

Freelance Photograph, Okazphotography

Prague, Czech Republic

More focus areas

We are always reacting to current issues but there are also some topics which have been recurrent themes in our work. Here are a few.

Journalism in Ukraine

Journalists in Ukraine face many challenges exacerbated by the war: safety risks, source validation, financial hurdles, and access. We support them with resources, platforms for knowledge transfer, and strong international networks.

Networking Journalism

Amid growing political and economic pressures, journalists face multiple obstacles in showing us a complex world. Our media conferences, research trips and events provide spaces where we connect, share insights, and support each other.

Climate Journalism

The climate crisis impacts every part of life - as does the transformation needed to address it. We provide access to global climate discourse and support journalists in integrating this crucial topic into their daily reporting.

Foreign Reporting

The world fades away, when correspondents have to cover entire continents, and newsrooms lack the resources to report even on neighboring countries. Through our reporting we overcome biases and fill the blind spots on our mental maps.

Exile & Decolonisation

Deeply rooted power structures and authoritarian aggression fuel repression, conflict and forced migration. We create safe spaces allowing journalists in exile and elsewhere to reflect and deconstruct colonial narratives.

Feminism & LGBTIQ+

Gender and sexuality are weaponized in public discourse, distorting perceptions and deepening divides. We help journalists uncover authentic narratives and boost diverse voices in the media through a queer feminist lens.

European Public Spheres

National issues dominate the medias’ agenda. But Europe’s differences and perspectives can only be understood if we broaden the focus: We connect newsrooms and facilitate cooperation across the continent.

Investigative Journalism

In our interconnected world, investigative journalism has to transcend borders. We connect the dots on local issues that resonate globally and equip journalists with the skills to investigate and uncover cross-border stories.

(Dis)Information

Disinformation poisons public discourse and replaces democratic debate with polarization. With our journalistic formats we explore answers to this global challenge: sensitive to our own biases, but firm in our commitment to fact-based information and science.