Genossenschaftsmitglieder konnten sich Ende 2023 über ein Fine Art Print von Andreas Herzau freuen. Diese »Jahresgabe 23» erhalten auch alle, die noch im Januar 2024 Mitglied werden. Das Motiv »Ground Zero 2001» entstand kurz nach den Anschlägen auf das World Trade Center.

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We are pleased to introduce Arne Piepke as a new laif photographer. Arne is a documentary and portrait photographer from Dortmund. In his photo essays, he explores how people develop their identities and are shaped by their communities and histories.

Our Interview with Arne: laif.de/en/neu-bei-l...

laif was a guest at the @journalistinnen.bsky.social conference. A more conscious selection of images, more appreciation for good photos, fewer meaningless symbolic images and the considered use of AI - these were the wishes and demands at the symposium on the "Bildermächtig" project.

On Oct 29, 1923, Atatürk proclaimed the Turkish Republic with the goal of becoming part of Europe. laif photographer Murat Tueremis documented this year how Turkey is developing on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and what the reality looks like under President Erdogan.

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Since its creation, Israel is beset by enemies seeking its destruction. This collective siege mentality is expressed in the ubiquity of the thousands of bomb shelters found throughout the country. Adam Reynolds/Redux/laif has documented this "architecture of an existential threat".

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We are very pleased to introduce Sophie Kirchner as a new laif photographer. Find out more about Sophie in our interview: laif.de/neu-bei-laif...

The nominations for the German Photo Book Prize 23|24 have been announced and we are there! Our anniversary newspaper »40 Jahre laif« was nominated in the category »Bildband fotografische Ausstellung«. 🎉

Our cover image is by laif photographer Ingmar Björn Nolting. You can see how activists prepare a tree house for eviction in Luetzerath, Germany on January 08, 2023.

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