Fritz Schumann
visual journalist
Story / Photo / Video / Documentary

Photo: Hidenori Suzuki

              

Currently in: Berlin, Germany

E-Mail: fritz at fotografritz dot de

Friedrichstr. 106b, 10117 Berlin, Germany

CV

born December 30, 1987 in Berlin

Education

BA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, Germany

Hiroshima City University, Japan 2013 – 2014

Experience

New York CityBlue Chalk Media, 2016/17 | dpa, 2015
Prague“Journey Program” with Seymour Hersh, 2016
TokyoFreelance, since 2009 | Metropolis, 2009
Berlin2470media, 2012 – 2016 | Berliner Zeitung, 2007 – 2011 | raufeld Medien, 2011 | Metro TV „Berliner Fenster“, 2009

Languages

German, English, Japanese

Accolades (selection)

German Human Rights Movie Award – shortlist for “Seeds on Stone” 2016

Aktion Deutschland Hilft – journalism contest by German Humanitarian Aid NGOs, Finalist, 2016
dpa-Newstalent – National contest for young journalists in Germany, 1st Place for „Valley of Dolls“, 2014

PlusPunkt Kultur – Award in excellency for the organising a film festival, 2009
Goldener Griffel – young journalism writing contest, 1st Place „Best Story“, 2009

BOOKS

Author

„Japan 151 – a cultural guidebook“, CONBOOK Verlag, 2013

„Fukushima? War da mal was?“
Verlag edition.ost, 2012

„No more Hiroshima“
Verlag edition.ost, 2010

in collaboration

Auschwitz: Die Geschichte des VernichtungslagersVerlag edition ost, 2015

Flucht: Was Afrikaner außer Landes treibt
Verlag Das Neue Berlin, 2016

The Travel Episodes: Neue Geschichten für Abenteurer, Glücksritter und Tagträumer
published by Malik / National Geographic Label, 2016

Work

clients