JugendBildredaktion

Jugend Bildredaktion

In this fantastic pilot project, young people from various Hamburg schools and other institutions met approximately once a week from September to December 2025. Together, they researched, developed topics and created their own photo reportages on local issues that are important to them – all with the support of professional photojournalists and in a relaxed atmosphere. No prior knowledge was required.

laif foundation photo festival
Photo: Christina Czybik

The results were presented to a wide audience as a public photo panorama in exhibitions, workshops and dialog events in order to bring people into exchange and discourse and to make new, young perspectives visible.

What awaited the participants?

  • Creative work & co-creation:
    Learn how to find exciting topics, research them and tell them in pictures.
  • Exchange & teamwork:
    Working together with peers from all over Hamburg on projects.
  • Visibility:
    The results were exhibited and discussed with the public at BildBotschaft, a modern meeting space in the heart of Hamburg’s city center (Mönckebergstraße 3). All the stories are presented here on the website.
  • Practical insights:
    We visit editorial offices of various media companies to gain insights into professional editorial work.
  • Political exchange:
    We have received an exclusive invitation to the Senate reception to mark the opening of Hamburg Press Freedom Week at Hamburg City Hall on November 3, 2025.
  • Experience:
    A certificate of participation was awarded for taking part in the JugendBildredaktion, which can be helpful on CVs and when applying for internships.

Would you like to take part in similar projects?

Write us a short e-mail telling us who you are and why you would like to take part in a youth photo editorial?

And also write to us if you already have an initial topic idea for a report that you would like to do. You don’t have to send any photos and it’s not so important that your email is perfectly worded.

First and foremost, we want to understand what interests you, what makes you tick and whether you really want to get involved in this exciting project with us.

If you don’t speak German very well yet, that’s no problem at all. Feel free to write to us in English or simply use deepl.com as a translation tool.

Photo competition "Jugend fotografiert Deutschland"

Are you between 10 and 18 years old and enjoy photography?

Then show us your view of the world and take part in our photo competition! Get a camera or smartphone and share your unique perspectives. Alone or in a team – show us what moves you.

Maybe you will win one of the prizes between 200 and 500 euros with your photo story.

You can submit one or more photo stories until April 17, 2026.

All information about the competition, tips for a good photo story and ideas for possible topics can be found at the following link.

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