Photo: Annika Weertz
Stefan Nieland (*1999) is a documentary photographer currently based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Before working as a photographer he completed an apprenticeship as a foreign language correspondent for Spanish and English in Würzburg. Since 2021 he studies Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography in Hanover. In his work he focuses on stories that open up dialogues between the past and the present.
When starting his studies in 2021 he became a member of the fotobus society. In 2024 his work “Kein Held” was exhibited at Rotterdam Photo, shortlisted for Athens Photo Festival and with the work he was selected as one of 25 finalist students of the Canon Student Development Program. His pictures have been published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, stern, stern crime, AW Magazin, Børsen and The Guardian.
When starting his studies in 2021 he became a member of the fotobus society. In 2024 his work “Kein Held” was exhibited at Rotterdam Photo, shortlisted for Athens Photo Festival and with the work he was selected as one of 25 finalist students of the Canon Student Development Program. His pictures have been published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, stern, stern crime, AW Magazin, Børsen and The Guardian.
Exhibitions & Awards:
2024
2025
2025
Rotterdam Photo 2024, “Kein Held”
Athens Photo Festival Shortlist, “Kein Held”
Der Greif Screening @Rencontres Arles, “Kein Held”
Fotobus Society Screening @Rencontres Arles
Among the 25 finalists, Canon Student Development Program
Fotobus Society Screening @Paris Photo
Guest Lecture with Robert Milazzo at Commonwealth University of Virginia showing my project “Debí tirar más fotos”
Mirar-se / Cuidar-se, Group Exhibition at Biblioteca de Barcelona
“Debi tirar más fotos”
Athens Photo Festival Shortlist, “Kein Held”
Der Greif Screening @Rencontres Arles, “Kein Held”
Fotobus Society Screening @Rencontres Arles
Among the 25 finalists, Canon Student Development Program
Fotobus Society Screening @Paris Photo
Guest Lecture with Robert Milazzo at Commonwealth University of Virginia showing my project “Debí tirar más fotos”
Mirar-se / Cuidar-se, Group Exhibition at Biblioteca de Barcelona
“Debi tirar más fotos”