Documentary photography can be used as tool to explore the environment in a new and creative way, and is a tool to express thoughts, dreams and fears, to make these visible for others. This is why I follow up in teaching photography mainly for young people with challenging life situations, internationally. I am focusing on refugees and the question of identity, as well as human rights, especially women rights. Photography can be used as a catalyst, producing powerful images and stories have a real deep impact also for the whole society in long-term. Photography can be a window for the lives of the individuals, and change the way they look at it.

These workshop series, consisting of different layers and groups (one for beginners, and one for expierienced young photographers), with different focus points, was realized over the duration of six months in Jenin refugee camp, Palestine (in cooperation with the Freedom Theatre, Jenin and the Freelens Foundation, Hamburg) in 2016/2017. The results were exhibited in Jenin and also in Swansea and Cardigan, Wales.