I grew up between worlds.
As the daughter of ethnic Hungarians from Serbia, I was born and raised in Germany. Growing up with this culturally and historically complex background, I learned early how differently people can see the same situation — and how much empathy it takes to truly understand one another. This experience has shaped not only who I am, but also how I see the world through my camera.
Photography became my way of asking questions — about identity, belonging, and the invisible lines that divide and connect us. Over the years, I have worked on many projects, including accompanying a Roma family for nearly twenty years, documenting a shepherd in rural Serbia, a blind street vendor in Bulgaria, religious mediators in Lebanon working to prevent honor killings, and Coptic communities in Cairo who recycle most of the city’s waste. I’ve also documented the lives of undocumented migrants at the Serbian-Hungarian border.
Beyond photography, I’ve worked in a homeless shelter, co-founded WühlischVierzig — a community space for neighbors to meet and share — and now work as a community manager in a local church. I am also currently completing a training in peace mediation.
I believe that change begins when we start truly seeing each other.
With my colleague Mandy Klötzer, I also run the website www.fotografinnen.com
EXHIBITIONS
2019 – The Sound of a low Whisper, Kleiner Raum für aktuelles Nichts, Berlin, Germany
2016 – Past is Now, Kulturni Centar Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia
2016 – Past is Now, POLIGON, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2016 – Past is Now, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
2016 – Past is Now, Crnogorska galerija umetnosti „Miodrag Dado Đurić“, Cetinje, Montenegro
2016 – Mixtape, Riga Photomonth, K.K. fon Stricka villa, Riga, Latvia
2016 – Past is Now, Gradska Galeria, Akademija Trebinje, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 – ISSP Masterclass exhibition, Kuldiga, Latvia
2016 – Past is Now, Museum Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 – Past is Now, Balkan Photo Festival/Umjetnička galerija Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015 – Past is Now, Fotodoks Festival/Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, Germany
2015 – Augenblick mal!, Statthaus Boecklerpark, Berlin, Germany
2015 – ISSP Masterclass exhibition, Kuldiga, Latvia
2014 – Kasseler Buchdummy Award touring in Athens, Cologne, Dublin, Istanbul, Madrid, Milano, Oslo, Paris and Rome.
2014 – Here is every thing as 22 stars :-), BlowUp! Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
2014 – Here is every thing as 22 stars :-), BlowUp! at Unbox Festival, IGNCA, New Dehli, India
2013 – Future Developers-Kosovo, GIZ headquarters, Berlin, Germany
2013 – Here is every thing as 22 stars :-), bookdummy, Kuldiga, Latvia
2013 – Future Developers-Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
2013 – Here is every thing as 22 stars :-), bookdummy, Riga, Latvia
2013 – Promised Land, Artget Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2013 – Future Developers-Kosovo, State Museum (LVR-Landesmuseum), Bonn, Germany
2012 – Promised Land, Gallery Nea Pangea, Belgrade, Serbia
2012 – Promised Land, Bursa Photofestival, Bursa, Turkey
2008 – Where cats are chasing dogs, Adler & Soehne, Berlin
2007 – Where cats are chasing dogs, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover, Germany
2005 – Reportages, Galerie im Keller, Hanover, Germany
2003 – Europameister, Town Hall, Hanover, Germany
2003 – Europameister, off-festival “visa pour l´image”, Perpignan, France
2003 – Europameister, djv-Bildjournalistenkongress, Dortmund, Germany
2002 – András Rekecki, festival “Schoemberger Fotoherbst”, Schoemberg, Germany
2001 – Hangover – Bilder einer unterschätzten Stadt, Gallery Kubus, Hanover and University Hiroshima, Japan
2000 – Der Blick nach Berlin, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover, Germany
2000 – Vier Mal Neu, objects/installation, Kunstraum Zehn, Hanover, Germany
Fotodoks Festival, Munich, 2015
GRANTS
2015 – ZEITmagazin Fotopreis
2014 – Shortlisted for Kassel Photobook Dummy Award
2009 – VG Bildkunst Grant
PUBLICATIONS (selection)
Amnesty Journal, ZEITmagazin, De Groene Amsterdammer, Le Monde Diplomatique (Croatian issue), Ostpol, Reader´s Digest, TAZ, FAZ, Kompakt der IGBCE, Bauwelt, Theater der Zeit, Fluter.de, Kunth Verlag
CLIENTS (selection)
Engagement Global, Caritas International, Jugend Hilft!, Schüler helfen Leben, Renovabis, Asylum Seekers Protection Center (APC), Anne Frank Zentrum, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Bundesfreiwilligendienst, Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung, familie redlich, Charité, Kreuzberger Kinderstiftung, Kreuzberger Musikalische Aktion, Regus, Berlin Recycling, Nh Hotels, Osram, Bombardier, Opelpost, Hebbel Theater Berlin, Invisible Playground, Matthaei und Konsorten, Street One
De Groene Amsterdammer, 2013