Publications

Published in the „NZZ“ on November 4, 2023
Text and photos: Markus Wanzeck

What drives people to volunteer during their vacations? And when is this help not just well-intentioned but actually good? Markus Wanzeck investigated these questions in a personal experiment in Sweden.

Published in the NZZ and on Nzz.ch.

Published in „Date“ 09/23
Kristin Kasten, Photos: Sascha Montag

Children are still working in the granite mines of Burkina Faso. Local initiatives are trying to get them into schools – but they can't save everyone.

The article appeared in Date 09/23 and on Datum.at.

Published in „Stern“ on September 21, 2023
Interview: Ingrid Eißele, Photos: Felix Schmitt

Michaela Bürgle is one of the most successful lawyers for victims of medical malpractice. She often wins large sums of money – but for many patients, it's about more than that.

The interview is on September 20, 2023. on Stern+ appeared and on September 21, 2023 at Stern.

Published in „Stern“ on October 5, 2023
New York Kristin Kasten, Photos: Sascha Montag

The number of refugees is also increasing in Saxony. Ruthless smugglers are bringing them across the Polish border. An undercover unit of the Federal Police wants to stop them.

The report is on October 3, 2023 on Stern+ appeared and on October 5, 2023 in Stern.

Published in „Nature“ 09/23
New York Markus Wanzeck, Photos: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand and Markus Wanzeck

Combining the pleasant with the helpful - that's the idea behind voluntourism, volunteer work during vacation. There are increasingly more offers for this, also in the environmental sector. Why does one become an eco-voluntourist? And what does giving provide? A personal experiment.

The report was published in Nature 09/23.

Published in „Stern“ on July 6, 2023
Ingrid Eißele and Michael Streck, Photos: Theodor Barth

Since the flood two years ago, the Stern a group of people from the Ahr Valley. Five stories about progress, return, doubt, and hope.

Published in Stern and on Stern+.

Published in „Geo Perspektive“ 06/2023
Carsten Stormer

Manila is more than a drug war and poverty. Filipino photographer Hannah Reyes Morales shows tenderness and resilience, love and hope.

The magazine is here available.

Published in „Greenpeace Magazine“ 4.23
New York Markus Wanzeck, Photos: Sascha Montag

Global warming is particularly affecting ecosystems that have received little attention so far: lakes. Inland fishermen are already noticing profound changes. Researchers are trying to understand what is happening beneath the surface of the water.

Published in Greenpeace Magazine 4.23.

Appeared in „Stern“ 10/2023
Interview: Ingrid Eißele and Catrin Boldebuck

Bettina Steckmann has cancer and wants to end her life with medical assistance. And because she wants others to be allowed to do the same, she visited a politician, who will have a say in the future of assisted suicide. A debate.

Released on March 2, 2023 in Stern and on Stern.de.

Published in the Hamburg homeless magazine „Hintz & Kuntz,“ 04 / 2023
Jelca Kollatsch, Photos: Frank Schultze

He himself was once a slave – today, activist Brahim Ramdhane is committed to fighting oppression and serfdom in Mauritania. His strongest weapon: enabling children to get an education.

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Published on January 7, 2023, in Focus
Bernd Hauser (text) and Sascha Montag (photos)

Worldwide, 120 million people are hosts to a parasite that causes grotesque swelling. One does not die from elephantiasis, but it exacerbates poverty. In Nepal, microbiologist Deena Shrestha is working to eradicate the pathogen. Zeitenspiegel reporters Bernd Hauser and Sascha Montag accompanied her. Published in Focus and on Focus online.

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Published in „Die Zeit“ 07/2023
Fabian Franke

There are thousands of brown bears in Romania's forests. They enter villages, injuring residents. How can humans and animals live together?

The feature was released on February 9, 2023, in the Time published (also available via Time+).