I am a portrait and documentary photographer based in Hannover and Bremen, Germany. I am available for assignments both national and international.
Rafael Heygster
call: +49 1577 577 30 56
mail: rafael@heygster.net
CV:
1990 born in Bremen
2010-2015 studies of cultural anthropology and political science at University of Hamburg
since 2015 studies of photojournalism at FH Hannover
2017 internship as photographer at Weser Kurier, Bremen
2017 assistant for lêmrich (Kiên Hoang Lê and Alina Emrich), Frankfurt
Awards and mentions
2018 VGH-Award (winner)
2019 Hellerau Photography award (finalist)
2019 Head On Photo award - Portrait Prize (finalist)
2019 Verzasca Foto Festival Awards - Nera Prize (selected)
2019 Athens photo festival (shortlist)
2019 Der neue BFF Förderpreis (winner)
clients & publications (selected):
11 Freunde // GEO Wissen // FAZ Woche // Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung // VICE // Weser Kurier // Hamburger Morgenpost // Stuttgarter Zeitung // Das Magazin // ver.di publik // Zeit Christ&Welt
Deutscher Caritas Verband // Reporter ohne Grenzen // Hospitzhilfe Bremen // KfW Bank // Museum der Arbeit // Insel Borkum // Herznetz Schweiz // Deichbrand Festival // Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg // Literarischer Salon
talks & exhibitions (selected):
upcoming: 2019, “no lives lost”, group exhibition, VISA OFF/ / visa pour l’image, Perpignan, France
2019, “Der neue BFF Förderpreis”, group exhibition, Umweltfotofestival Horizonte Zingst, Zingst
upcoming: 2019, Head on Photo Awards Portrait Prize”, group exhibition, Head on Photo Festival, Paddington Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
2019, “I died 22 times”, solo exhibition, pretzel 1724, Dresden
2019, “identity courage love”, group Exhibition, Düsseldorf Photoweekend, Düsseldorf
2019, “Aussenseiter - oder doch nicht?”, talk, Sonntags-matinee at World Press Photo Exhibition, Oldenburg
2019, “Hellerau Photography Awards”, group exhibition, Pumpenhaus, Dresden
2019, “Identity spots”, group exhibition, GAF, Hannover
2019, “Die Diskreditierten", group exhibition, Kunsthaus, Hamburg
2018, “I died 22 times”, solo exhibition, VGH Gallerie, Hannover
2018, “Die Diskreditierten", group exhibition, FC St.-Pauli Museum, Hamburg
2018, “youth in Europe”, group exhibition, Monschau
2018 “Daily Life”, group exhibition, visa OFF / visa pour l’image, Perpignan, France
2018 "Julitage in Hamburg", solo exhibition, Arbeitnehmerkammer, Bremen
2018 "Die Diskreditierten", group exhibition, Millerntorgallery, Hamburg
2018 "G20", group exhibition, Gallerie Speckstrasse, Hamburg
2018 "Die Diskreditierten", group exhibition, DJU Journalistentag ver.di Bundesverwaltung, Berlin
2017 "Die Diskreditierten", group exhibition, La Marmite, Berlin
2017 "G20 in Hamburg - Polizeistaat oder Stadt ohne Polizei?", group exhibition, ver.di, Hannover
2017 "Inside Goethe Exil", group exhibition, Goethe Exil, Hannover
2017 "DAS KAPITAL", Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg
2015 "wir müssen leider draußen bleiben", group exhibition, Gallerie Speckstrasse, Hamburg
2015 "World Street Photo 2015", group exhibition, Gallerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
represented by VISUM
studio & office: Goethe Exil