Jugend fotografiert Deutschland
The laif foundation for independent photojournalism invites young people aged 10 to 18 to show us their view of the world as part of a photo competition. Under the motto “Be you. Be seen. Be heard.”, participants from the most diverse social groups possible can submit their own photo stories on a topic that is important to them as a team effort.
Aliona Kardash: It smells of smoke at home
At the invitation of the laif foundation, Aliona Kardash will give a lecture on her project “Zuhause riecht es nach Rauch” as part of Hamburg’s Press Freedom Week.
What remains of home when your own country becomes a perpetrator? Who do you become when your own family suddenly feels foreign? How do you find a new language when your profession is practically banned in your country?
Daniel Chatard: No man’s land
As part of the WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2024 exhibition, Daniel Chatard will give a lecture on his project “No Man’s Land” at the Altonaer Museum in Hamburg.
Daniel Chatard won with this series at the World Press Photo 2024 in the category “Europe, Long-Term Projects”.
laif foundation opens office at Publix Berlin
On June 5, 2024, the non-profit laif foundation will open its Berlin office at Publix. Publix is a place where organizations such as CORRECTIV, Good News, Reporters Without Borders and others work openly and collaboratively on the future of journalism, technology and democracy. A media house for a new era. With its focus on photojournalism and media literacy, the laif foundation develops innovative projects to strengthen an informed society.
Sustainable Economy Summit
The first comprehensive transformation congress at decision-maker level took place from December 11-13 in Berlin. Robert Habeck (patron), Maja Göpel and many other renowned speakers are involved. The event is backed by a group of 13 transformative business associations.
Together with the ZEIT publishing group, brand eins, Table media and HAUFE, laif supported the summit as a media partner.
DENEFF: Bringing energy efficiency to society
In the RE:DESIGN EFFICIENCY creative competition, the Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative Energieeffizienz e.V. (DENEFF) set the task of using photographs, graphics or illustrations to make the invisible – the unused kilowatt hour – visible.
At the closing event, we reported on the initial results and assessments from the “Visual solutions for science communication” think tank that we initiated at the beginning of 2024.
tide symposium on media education and journalism
The symposium highlighted topics relating to media education, journalism and editorial society in discussion rounds, lectures, workshops and workshop talks. The symposium is embedded in a forum for producers, cooperation partners and civil society actors.
In this context, our presentation on “AI in photojournalism” provided an impetus for a lively discussion on journalistic and ethical challenges in dealing with artificial intelligence.
PUBLIX Opening
With Publix, a new concrete place has emerged in Berlin where the future of journalism and the public sphere can be thought about, negotiated, tried out and communicated to citizens.
For the opening in summer 2024, artistic director Maria Exner and her team curated a programme together with the organizations in the building that gave experts and multipliers a first insight into the work of Publix.
At the invitation of the laif foundation, Danish documentary photographer Mads Nissen presented his photo reportage “SANGRE BLANCA – THE LOST WAR ON COCAINE” at the Opening Conference. In it, he delves into the dark depths of the cocaine trade and examines the human consequences of the drug’s journey from the neglected rural areas of Colombia to the greedy consumers on the dance floors of Europe.
His presentation was met with great interest: The relevance of the work is also illustrated by the many questions from the audience. Mads was also able to make valuable contacts with journalists in Berlin.
Research, development, exchange of ideas
Research, development, exchange of ideas We regularly collaborate with universities and various specialist departments to share our experience and gain new ideas on our core topics. Here are a few of our current collaborations:
Pop-up Fotofestival
From November 21 – 30, 2024, around 6,000 guests visited our festival with over 30 projects, 14 lectures and discussions, as well as 4 workshops on topics such as photojournalism, documentary and street photography, media literacy, artificial intelligence and FakeNews. More than 50 photographers were involved in the exhibition and supporting program.