Author / Leipzig
Social reports, portraits, travel books
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Life
Kristin Kasten attended the Zeitenspiegel School for Reportage (3rd year) and has since worked for national newspapers, magazines, and broadcasting stations. Publications include Chrismon, FAS, Taz, Zeit Online, Girlfriend, Spiegel Knowledge, NDR. She has written three travel books, most recently the cycling guide „Radelzeit in und um Leipzig“ [Cycling Time In and Around Leipzig] published by DuMont Reiseverlag. Since 2023, she has been a reporter for Zeitenspiegel.
Projects
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Kristin Kasten, Reportage, Sascha MontagA completely normal job
Photographer Sascha Montag, Author Kristin Kasten
Published in „Brand Eins,“ Issue 06/2025The pharmaceutical company Berlin-Chemie has always employed people with disabilities. And is thus a shining example.
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Kristin Kasten, PortraitBack to life
Author Kristin Kasten, photographer Iona Dutz
Published in „Freundin“ 19/2025About six percent of all German teenagers develop depression. Amy was one of them, and it was only with the help of her teacher that she regained her courage. This is her story.
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Kristin Kasten, Reportage, Sascha MontagScrews for life
Photographer Sascha Montag, Author Kristin Kasten
Appeared in „Welt der Frauen“, 10.2023In the automotive repair shops of Burkina Faso, almost exclusively men work. A training center wants to change that.
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Kristin Kasten, Reportage, Sascha MontagWhat Somaila dreams of
Photographer Sascha Montag, Author Kristin Kasten
Published in „FR7,“ the magazine of the „Frankfurter Rundschau,“ July 23, 2023What is childhood worth? In the mines of Burkina Faso, even the youngest often have to help with the arduous work. Local initiatives want to save them - with a compelling argument.
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Kristin Kasten, PortraitLet them stare
Author Kristin Kasten, Photographer Kathrin Harms Published in „Die Zeit“, Issue 25/2023
Roland Walter is a successful performance artist. And a wheelchair user with spastic paralysis. On stage, he tests “spectators” tolerance limits," he says.
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Kristin Kasten, Reportage, Sascha MontagEdge case
Author Kristin Kasten, photographer Sascha Montag
Published in „Stern“ on October 5, 2023The number of refugees is also rising in Saxony. Ruthless smugglers are bringing them across the Polish border. An undercover unit of the Federal Police wants to stop them.
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Kristin Kasten, ReportageWhen can we go back?
Author Kristin Kasten, Photograph by Gordon Welters. Published in „Chrismon,“ issue 6/2022.
Oleksandr and Anna's mother died three years ago. Their father is fighting in Ukraine. In Berlin, two aunts are now looking after the children. A life in limbo.