NADJA WOHLLEBEN

AWARDS & GRANTS

2020

The Photo Annual Awards (formerly PDN): Winner in photojournalism category with series 'The Kung Fu Nuns of the Himalayas'

International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention in Editorial/ Press category with series 'The Kung Fu Nuns of the Himalayas'
2018
VG Bild-Kunst Fellowship, recipient
NPPA Best of Photojournalism Awards: Honorable Mention in Portrait Singles
International Photography Awards: Honorable mention for series ‘A Sword & A Sari in Sports – professional category
International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention for single 'Spirituality' in People - professional category
The Photography Gala Awards: Finalist in 'Women seen by Women' Competition with series '92 - Helga's Disappearance'
2016
The Emerging Photographer Fund/ BURN Magazine: Shortlisted with series '92'
FotoVisura Photography Grant: Honorable Mention for series '92'
International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention for series '92'
Association Nationale des Iconographes: 'Coup de Coeur', Perpignan, France for series '92
International Photography Awards: Family of Man Competition, Honorable Mention in Category Old Age/Death
International Photography Awards: Family of Man Competition, Honorable Mention in Category Childhood
International Photography Awards: Family of Man Competition, Honorable Mention in Category Love
Moscow International Foto Awards: Honorable Mention for series '92'

EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS (selected)
2020
Female Photoclub: Part of group exhibition ‚Corona Diaries‘ with quarantine project ‚a l o n e TOGETHER‘ July-August 2020
2018
Les Rencontres de la Photographie Arles, The Family of No Man: Part of group exhibition curated by Cosmos, Arles / FRANCE
5th Biennal of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, '92 - Helga's Disappearance' featured in group show, Barcelona/ SPAIN
2016
Month of Photography LA, 'Connections' screening of series 'HeartCore', LA/USA
2013
Moving, Still - Exhibiton of series 'L'Amour Nous Unit'in group show, P3 gallery, London/UKWORKSHOPS
2015
'Visual Storytelling' Masterclass with Ron Haviv/ VII Photo - Berlin/Germany
2014
'The Photographic Essay' Masterclass with David Alan Harvey/ Magnum Photos - Dubai/UAE

EDUCATION
2013
MA Photojournalism - Distinction, University of Westminster, London
2009
MA Cultural Anthropology - Distinction, Humboldt University, Berlin
2006
Scholarship DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) to study Journalism & Anthropology at New York University, NYC/USA

CLIENTS & PUBLICATIONS
GEO – The New York Times – DER SPIEGEL – STERN – Financial Times – ZEIT Online – Neue Zürcher Zeitung – Thomson Reuters –VICE – Open Society Foundations – Spiegel Online – Days Japan – 6Mois – VOGUE Online – Wired – doc!photo magazine – New Internationalist – The Observer – Chinese Photographer Magazine – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – taz – neues deutschland – Focus Magazin – Der Freitag – Fluter – among others.

INTERVIEWS (selected)
VOGUE – InStyle – HUCK - feature shoot

NGO
UNHCR – No Means No Worldwide – Live To Love – Ujamaa Africa, Makhzoumi Foundation – Humedica

NADJA WOHLLEBEN | Documentary Photographer & Photojournalist

Nadja Wohlleben is an independent German photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Berlin. A careful play of documentation and artistry, Nadja’s work focuses on concepts of femininity, power and identity.