Prizes & Awards
Networks
Prizes are confirmation. Fellowships are time.
My work is characterized by both: Stories that last. And a network that lasts.
“Happiness Is Dead” · DATUM magazine
Two policemen beat the young Khaled Said to death. I reconstructed the crime. The photo of the corpse became an icon of the revolution against Mubarak. The jury praised the “brilliant anticipation” of events.
“A Kettle of Brown” · Financial Times Deutschland
Lake Toplitz in the Salzkammergut. Myths about Nazi gold, counterfeit money and a silent village. An investigation in the village.
“Guantánamo” · Stern magazine
Innocent in the camp. With a team from Stern, I visited former prisoners—broken in body and soul. My protagonist is now in a wheelchair. A reportage about what remains when the law is silent.
“Saudi and Gomorrah” · Financial Times Deutschland
Bahrain, the Ballermann of the Orient. Where pious neighbors from Saudi Arabia break all the rules on weekends: Alcohol, prostitution and the double standards of the Persian Gulf.
“Black Tea and Blue Eyes” · DuMont Reiseabenteuer
From Istanbul to Mount Ararat. I tell of the “deep state”, what moustaches reveal about men, and a society in transition. Beyond all-inclusive, an encounter on equal terms.
“Colossal Ambitions of a Small Town” · LGT magazine Credo
A priest builds the world’s largest statue of Christ in the Polish countryside. A reportage about concrete, megalomania and the fear of God.
Magazine Date - Axel Springer Prize
Credo magazine - Piazza Grande Award
Financial Times Deutschland - Columbus Sponsorship Award
Magazine Date - Axel Springer Prize
Credo magazine - Piazza Grande Award
Financial Times Deutschland - Columbus Sponsorship Award