Last but not least, a personal highlight of this year has been photographing the CORRECTIV team (Justus von Daniels, Anette Dowideit, Gabriela Keller, Jean Peters, and Marcus Bensmann) for medium magazin on the occasion of being awarded Journalists of the Year 2024. Their investigation, “Secret Plan Against Germany,” sheds light on a secret meeting of high-profile politicians from the AfD party and neo-Nazis planning the expulsion of millions from Germany. It triggered various and strong reactions, most notably one of the biggest protest movements in years against right-wing politics.

I would like to thank Frederik von Castell of medium magazin, who not only speaks incredibly generously about my work in his editorial but also perfectly captures what brings me the most joy as a photographer: when I can, based on teamwork, contribute images that fit into a larger context. In the instance of CORRECTIV, this involved photographing them in a way which I hope echoes what they do outstandingly well: shedding light on the darkness.

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