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Writer, director, DoP
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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.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
The Shadows of War
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Wiener Zeitung,“ October 8-9, 2011Even more than thirty years after the terror of the Khmer Rouge, violence is omnipresent in Cambodia: Acid attacks, in particular, cause devastating damage.
In the final selection for the Henri Nannen Prize 2012, Photo Reportage category. -
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Into the Realm of Genghis Khan
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Appeared in „Lonely Planet Magazine“, November 2011Mongolia is one of the last untouched places in Asia. Carsten Stormer undertook an epic journey into the former empire of Genghis Khan.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Der Kampf der Nuba
Photographer Carsten Stormer and author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „Playboy“, November 2011Abseits der Weltöffentlichkeit tobt einer der vielen vergessenen Bürgerkriege Afrikas. Im Sudan bekämpft die Regierung in der Provinz Südkordofan die eigene Bevölkerung mit äußerster Brutalität. Unser Reporter hat sich illegal bis an die Front durchgeschlagen und berichtet vom verzweifelten Kampf der Nuba-Rebellen gegen einen militärisch überlegenen Gegner.
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Underwater escape
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Neon,“ 09/2011First, they were hunted by fishermen. Then, they were declared a sensation by animal rights activists. Now, the Philippine whale sharks are swimming away from eco-tourists.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
The Last Christians
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Kontinente“, 03/2011Violence against religious minorities in Iraq is constantly increasing. Christians, in particular, are in the crosshairs of fanatics and extremists. In the Kurdish-administered north of Iraq, a Catholic priest is standing up against fanaticism and violence.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Learn to fly
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Amnesty Journal“, 08-09.2011News from Gaza: A youth culture is pushing back against Israel, religious extremism, and a stolen youth. Their means of protest: parkour, breakdancing, art, and hip hop. These are the tentative first steps of a youth demanding that life have wings, not chains. And this is an outburst from a prison they call home, with limited opportunities.
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageSurfing the Palestinian Authority
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Mare“, 87/2011Violence, blockade, and hopelessness prevail in the Gaza Strip. It's good that there are surfboards. For the youths of the Gaza Surf Club, surfing means freedom and an escape from reality. Thanks to an Israeli.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Surfing for Freedom
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Ahoi“, No. 2, August/September 2011Because strict laws apply in the Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean Sea, girls are not allowed to participate in sports just like that. Some do it anyway: they surf. A story about the great happiness of small freedoms.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Sightseeing im Kampfgebiet
Author Carsten Stormer
Erschienen in „Journalist“, 07/2011Wer als Journalist nach Afghanistan reist, um von dort über den Einsatz deutscher Soldaten zu berichten, wird enttäuscht sein. Denn die Bundeswehr arrangiert zwar gerne einen Moschee-Besuch, doch ansonsten wird viel dafür getan, die Berichterstatter aus der Kampfzone fernzuhalten.
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Where is Victor?
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Enorm“, No. 2/2011In northern Thailand, there is a home for dementia patients from Switzerland and Germany. Here they receive everything that is lacking or too expensive in their homeland: loving care, affection, tenderness, and respect. Outsourcing of patients: Is this the future of care?
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Carsten Stormer, ReportageThe Maguindanao Massacre – One Year Later
Photographer Carsten Stormer 01/29/2011
On November 23, 2009, politician Esmael „Toto“ Mangudadatu sent a convoy of seven vans with 58 people, including 34 journalists, 21 women, several lawyers, his wife Genalyn, and some sisters and aunts, to the town of Shariff Aguak to file his candidacy for provincial governor. No one had dared to challenge the ruling Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. up to that point; a sort of self-proclaimed god-king with unlimited power.
Shortly before reaching their destination, armed men from the Ampatuan private army stop the convoy. The frightened passengers are handcuffed behind their backs, and their mobile phones and cameras are confiscated. On top of a hill, all 58 men and women are shot one by one. The act goes down in Philippine history as the „Maguindanao Massacre.“.
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Carsten Stormer, Reportage
Witch hunt
Author Carsten Stormer
Published in „Amnesty Journal“, 01/2011In Papua New Guinea, people believe in black magic and witches. They call this superstition Saguma. Hundreds fall victim to it every year.