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Carsten Stormer is a German journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker who has spent many years reporting from conflict zones around the world. His work is distinguished by its intimate access to protagonists and its powerful, visually compelling storytelling. Since 2008, he has been based in Manila, serving as Zeitenspiegel’s Southeast Asia correspondent.
Projects
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageYou follow the heart
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „Neon“, Mai 2014Anyone in India who wants to marry for love risks kidnapping, torture, and death at the hands of their own relatives. But a secret group protects persecuted couples. It calls itself the »Love Commandos.«.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Besieged and forgotten
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Reportagen,“ No. 15, April 1, 2014At the very least since I've been lying face down in the riverbank mud, it's clear to me that I'm in pretty deep shit. The guy to my left is uncocking his Kalashnikov, the guy to my right is sticking his index finger into the trigger ring of a hand grenade.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageCity of Idealists
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Amnesty Journal,“ October 2013For almost two years, the Syrian city of Zabadani has been besieged by the army. The people have settled in and are defying the regime.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageThe Jihadists' Shared Apartment
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „Datum“, September 2013While the US is postponing its attack on Syria for now, the civil war continues with full force. Before the summer, our author tried to make his way to Damascus and ended up in an Islamist rebel commune.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageThe Engineer from Aleppo
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageEine Stadt im Krieg
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „Amnesty Journal“, Juni 2013Im Juli 2012 kam der Krieg nach Aleppo, und die Stadt im Norden Syriens wurde zum Schlachtfeld. Von der Euphorie, die den Aufstand gegen das Regime von Präsident al-Assad anfangs kennzeichnete, ist nicht mehr viel zu spüren. Die Menschen versuchen, irgendwie zu überleben. Der Journalist Carsten Stormer hat Aleppo in den vergangenen Monaten mehrmals besucht.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageThe Pill Controversy
Photographer Carsten Stormer
Published in „Chrismon“, June 2013In May, Filipinos will elect a new parliament. During the election campaign, the Catholic Church is mobilizing against the government, which passed a contraception law at the end of 2012. The program, the bishops say, violates Catholic doctrine.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
From the Love of the Forest Dwellers
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Terra Mater“, March 2013The Briton Ian Singleton is fighting for the survival of orangutans in Sumatra. His opponents: powerful palm oil plantation owners and unbelievable ignorance. His mission: almost impossible – but only almost.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageThe Dying City
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „The Germans“, Nr. 3, März 2013Im Juli 2012 kam der Krieg nach Aleppo, und die Stadt wurde zum Schlachtfeld. An den arabischen Frühling denkt keiner mehr. Szenen einer traumatisierten Stadt.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageOperation Freedom
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Amnesty Journal“, 06-07/2012Syrian refugees in Lebanon report torture, executions, and snipers in their home country. They escaped the terror in Syria, but they are not welcome in Lebanon.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage, Uli ReinhardtThe Multiplication Table of the Future
Photographer Uli Reinhardt and author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Continents,“ 2/2012In Afghanistan, a German mathematician is organizing classes in mosques, primarily for girls. His allies are the local mullahs. They say that peace and economic prosperity are impossible without education.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageDeath and routine
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Appeared in „Playboy,“ March 2012A war that only knows victims: US Army medevac helicopter crews are the last link in the chain of violence in Afghanistan. Visiting the end of a campaign without a solution or goal – with the body collectors of Camp Shank