Nanna Heitmann
Nanna Heitmann (born 1994) is a German documentary photographer. She joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2019.
Nanna Heitmann
- Born
- 1994 · Ulm.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- photographer · photojournalist
- Languages
- German
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Nanna Heitmann (born 1994) is a German documentary photographer. She joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2019.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Heitmann was born in Ulm, Germany and grew up in Germany. She studied photojournalism and documentary photography at the University of Hanover.
Life and work
Life and work
Heitmann joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 2019. For the series Hiding from Baba Yaga, Heitmann traced the southern regions of the Yenisey river, which runs from Mongolia, through all of Siberia, and into the Arctic Ocean. Along its route she photographed individuals and communities living in some of the coldest territories in Russia. The series Weg vom Fenster (Gone From the Window) is about the workers at Germany's last operating coal mine, Bergwerk Prosper-Haniel. Heitmann's personal work has been published by National Geographic, Time, Le Monde, de Volkskrant, and Stern magazine. She has worked on assignments for The New York Times, Time, The Washington Post, Stern magazine, and The Seattle Times.
Personal life
Personal life
As of 2020 she was living in Moscow.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• Nanna Heitman, Leica Gallery, Zingst, 2020
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• Essere Umane – Le grandi fotografe raccontano il mondo, Museo San Domenico di Forlì, Italy, 2021/22 • Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Women Photographers of Magnum, International Center of Photography, New York, September 2022 – January 2023
Publications
• Foto Kunst Malerei: Fotografien von Heinrich Strieffler und Nanna Heitmann. Landau, Germany: Knecht, 2019..
Awards
• 2019: Winner, Newcomer Award, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, for her series Hiding From Baba Yaga • 2019: Sunday Times Award for Achievement, the Ian Parry Scholarship, for her series Hiding From Baba Yaga • 2020: Finalist (1 of 9), W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, for "Russia's Pandemic of Inequality" • 2022: World Press Photo, Europe, Stories for "As Frozen Lands Burn" • 2024: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
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- 1.Michael Kroha. Ulmerin fotografiert Kriegsbeginn – und landet auf Cover des Time-Magazines. 2022-03-02.
- 2.Nanna Heitmann Magnum Photos Magnum Photos.
- 3.Auf den Spuren des Krieges - ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente – ARD Das Erste.
- 4.Finalist: Nanna Heitmann, contributor, The New York Times. The Pulitzer Prizes. 2024.
- 5.05 The Danish Siddiqui Award 2023. 2024-04-10.
- 6.Nanna Heitmann, Keith Gessen. Russia’s Republic of Grief. 2022-08-18. 0028-792X.
- 7.Francesca Ebel. Putin wants Russia’s youth to become ultranationalist patriots. Many are all in. The Washington Post. 2024-09-19.
- 8.The Olivier Rebbot Award 2020. 2021-10-12.
- 9.Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2015 – Nanna Heitmann.
- 10.Hiding from Baba Yaga – PhMuseum.
- 11.Preisträgerin Newcomer 2019: Nanna Heitmann / Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
- 12.As Frozen Land Burns World Press Photo.
- 13.Nanna Heitmann – STERN-Preis 2024. 2024-11-11.
- 14.Underground Field Hospital World Press Photo.
- 15.https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22681
- 16.Ausstellung »Foto.Kunst.Malerei. Fotografien von Heinrich Strieffler und Nanna Heitmann« noch bis 3. November in Landau - Bürgermeister Dr. Ingenthron: »Krönender Abschluss des Ausstellungsjahrs im Strieffler-Haus« / Stadt Landau.
- 17.Nanna Heitmann Leica Camera US.
- 18.Nobel Peace Center. The Nobel Peace Prize Exhibition – Photographer Nanna Heitmann. 2022-01-26.
- 19.Magnum-Fotografin auf den Spuren des Krieges. 2024-06-26.
- 20.Anders sehen, andere sehen Monopol.
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