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Nora Schwarz (*1991) is a photographer and photo editor from Cologne, currently living in Hamburg. Her work examines the relationship between humans, the environment, and cultural identity, with a focus on ecological issues and marginalized groups. Schwarz approaches these themes through participatory observation and with the aim of visual sociology. She studied photography in Hannover and Aarhus and has been a freelance photo editor at DIE ZEIT since 2024.

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020–2026  B.A. Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover , Germany
2025 Photojournalism, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole (DMJX), Scholarship DAAD PROMOS Programme, Aarhus, Denmark
2024–Present  Freelance Picture Editor, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg, Germany
 2022–2023  Member of the curatorial and organisational team, Identity, Courage, Love — exhibition project in public space, Hanover , Germany
2022  Project Management, Portfolio Review, Friends of the House of Photography, Triennial of Photography, Hamburg, Germany
2017–2018  Photography Class (pbsa), University of Applied Sciences, Duesseldorf , Germany
2015  University of New Brunswick, Scholarship DAAD PROMOS Programme, New Brunswick, Canada 
2013–2017  B.A. Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Sankt Augustin, Germany

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2026
Graduation Exhibition, GAF – Gallery for Photography, Hanover, Germany
2025
La jeune photographie allemande, Goethe Exil, Paris Photo, Paris, France (Group Exhibition)
Finalist, Project Groundswell — live projection events Fotohof, Photo Museum Ireland, Imago Lisboa, Cortona On The Move
What happens in the meantime, Public Space, Hanover, Germany (Group Exhibition)
2024
Nominee, PRIX MARK GROSSET SAIF
2023
Les Rencontres d’Arles, Fotobus Society, Screening, Arles, France
Identity, Courage, Love, Public Space, Hanover, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Nästa Dörr, Rosengård Library, Malmö, Sweden (Solo Exhibition)
2022
Les Rencontres d’Arles, Fotobus Society, Screening, Arles, France
Masculinities, Goethe Exil & Platzprojekt, Hanover, Germany (Group Exhibition)
2020
Namaste Didi, Ehrenfeld Community Centre, Cologne, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
2017
Identity, Düsseldorf Photo 2017, Düsseldorf, Germany (Group Exhibition)

PUBLICATIONS
Further 04, DIE ZEIT, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Knack / Le Vif Weekend, FAZ

Available for assignments
info@noraschwarz.de
+491748021738

EDUCATION
Since 2024 Freelance picture editor DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
2023-2024 Internship picture department DIE ZEIT publishing group, German weekly newspaper, Hamburg
2022 - 2023 Member of the curatorial and organisational team of the exhibition project Identity, Courage, Love in Hanover's public space
2022 Project management for Friends of House of Photography portfolio review during the Triennial of Photography, Hamburg
Since 2020 Bachelor Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography, University of Applied Sciences, Hanover
2017 - 2018 Guest auditorium photo class, pbsa, University of Applied Sciences, Duesseldorf
2015 University of New Brunswick, Scholarship in the DAAD programme PROMOS, Kanada
2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Sankt Augustin

EXHIBITIONS
2023 Les Rencontres d’Arles — Fotobus Society, Screening, Arles, France 
2023 Group Exhibition Identity, Courage, Love - Hanover, Germany
2023 Solo Exhibition - Rosengård library, Malmö, Sweden
2022 Les Rencontres d’Arles — Fotobus Society, Screening, Arles, France 
2022 Group Exhibition Masculinities - Goethe Exil & Platzprojekt, Hanover, Germany  
2020 Solo exhibition Namste Didi - Ehrenfeld Community Centre, Cologne, Germany
 2017 Group Exhibition Identity - Duesseldorf Photo 2017, Duesseldorf, Germany

PUBLICATIONS
Further 04, DIE ZEIT, Knack / Le Vif Weekend magazine, FAZ