Born in 1999, I live and work as a portrait and documentary photographer in Munich, Germany. I completed my photography studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and since 2024, I have been attending the Masterclass at the Ostkreuzschule in Berlin.
Using a journalistic approach, I realise long-term projects on social and geopolitical issues, focusing on identity, belonging and power structures - and their influence on individual realities.
My way of working is based on intensive research, close observation and proximity to people. I aim to make complex relationships visible and to highlight perspectives that are often marginalised in public discourse.
Clients
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Zeit Online, Der Spiegel, Spiegel Wissen, Focus, FAZ Magazin, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, taz, 11 Freunde, der Freitag, De Correspondent, Occhio, R+V Versicherung
Awards and Grants
2025 TruePicture Sponsorship prize, nominated
2025 New York Portfolio Review, participant
2024 Nikon Fotobus Grant, 2nd place
2024 World Report Award - Festival della Fotografia Etica, shortlisted
2024 Athens Photo Festival, shortlisted
2024 Hamburg Portfolio Review, participant
2023 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, finalist
2023 Nikon Fotobus Grant, shortlisted
2023 LensCulture Portrait Award, finalist
2022 Bavarian Press Photography Award
2022 German Youth Photo Award
selected Publications
2025 Zeit Online ›Diese entsetzliche Lücke‹
2024 Süddeutsche Zeitung ›Nicht mehr schwanger‹
2024 Der Spiegel ›Hochwasser in Bayern‹
2023 Zeit Online ›Verlassenes Land‹
2023 Süddeutsche Zeitung ›Zwischen den Welten‹
2023 Der Greif, Artist Feature ›Droa‹
2023 Woo, Interview ›Droa‹
2022 Photoworks, The Graduate Issue ›Droa‹
2022 Photobook Droa [„It‘s time“] - Artist Publication
Exhibitions
2025 (upcoming) Rencontres d‘Arles, MRO | group exhibition - laif
2025 Female Photoclub, Munich | group exhibition, common ground
2024 Photo Israel | Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography ›Droa‹
2023 PhEST, Italy | screening, LensCulture Portrait Awards ›Droa‹
2023 Galerie nEuropa, Dresden | solo exhibition ›Droa‹
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