Prizes & Awards

Networks

Prizes are confirmation. Fellowships are time.

My work is characterized by both: Stories that last. And a network that lasts.

Journalism awards
  • Axel Springer Prize | 2011 | Print category: Weekly and monthly publications
    Glücklich ist tot | DATUM
    Alexandria, 2010. 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 "ingenious foresight" of the events. More...
  • Columbus Journalist Award | 2006 | Sponsorship Award
    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.
  • Meridian Journalist Award | 2011
    A Kettle of Brown | Financial Times Deutschland
    Lake Toplitz in the Salzkammergut. Myths about Nazi gold, counterfeit money and a silent village. An investigation at the bottom of a lake that never rests.
  • Hansel Mieth Prize | 2012 | 1st Prize
    Guantánamo | Stern
    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.
  • Johann Gottfried Seume Literature Prize | 2015 | Special Mention
    Black Tea and Blue Eyes | Book (DuMont Reiseabenteuer)
    From Istanbul to Ararat. I tell you about the "Deep State", what moustaches reveal about men and about a society in upheaval. Beyond all-inclusive, an encounter at eye level.
  • Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award | 2020 | Special Mention
    Colossal ambitions of a small town | LGT Credo
    A priest builds the world's largest statue of Christ in the Polish province. A report on concrete, megalomania and the fear of God.
Article about a violent confrontation in Alexandria in which two police officers kill a young man. The text focuses on the brutality of the Egyptian police and society's reaction to the event. The image shows a person protesting with a raised hand and appears to be in an emotional moment.

PDF: Glücklich ist tot (Happy is dead)

Magazine Date - Axel Springer Prize

The large statue of Christ in Świebodzin, Poland, is covered by a white cloth to signal its renovation, while an urban landscape with expansive fields can be seen in the background. On the right are black and white images, including a Mercedes and a person in church, embedded in a narrative about a priest and his congregation.

PDF: Colossal ambitions of a small town

Credo magazine - Piazza Grande Award

A busy bar area at Hunter's Lodge in Manama, Bahrain, with patrons standing at the counter consuming drinks while colorful lights and decorations shine in the background. A bartender serves drinks and various dishes can be seen on the counter.

PDF: Saudi and Gomorrah

Financial Times Deutschland - Columbus Sponsorship Award

Networks
  • Kathryn W. Davis | Fellowship for Peace (USA) - Full scholarship for conflict resolution & intensive language studies
  • Bucerius Summer School | 2010 - Exclusive Young Leader Program of the ZEIT Foundation on Global Governance
  • EUMEF | DGAP - Foreign Policy Dialogue Forum for Decision-Makers from the EU & Middle East
  • IJP | International Journalism Programs - Worldwide Correspondent Exchange & Guest Stays: Egypt and the Netherlands
  • Trialog der Kulturen | Herbert-Quandt-Stiftung - Media program for interreligious understanding