Fritz Schumann
visual journalist
Story / Photo / Video / Documentary
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 City – Blue Chalk Media, 2016/17 | dpa, 2015
Prague – “Journey Program” with Seymour Hersh, 2016
Tokyo – Freelance, since 2009 | Metropolis, 2009
Berlin – 2470media, 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
Work
