Nathalie Bertrams is a freelance journalist, photographer, and National Geographic Explorer known for her in-depth reporting on environmental conflicts, human rights and social justice issues, mainly across Africa. Her work has been featured in prominent media outlets, including The Guardian, Read moreSüddeutsche Zeitung, Al Jazeera, El Pais, BBC, and De Groene Amsterdammer. In addition, Bertrams produces TV documentaries for ZDF/Arte. She exhibits internationally and has received multiple grants and awards for her storytelling, including from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, IWMF, Fonds BJP, IJ4EU and Journalismfund Europe. Nathalie studied Fine Arts in the Netherlands, the United States, and Germany and has a master’s degree from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany.

Kristina is a Canadian journalist based in Berlin with over a decade of experience reporting across all platforms, as well as producing and writing in television newsrooms. She does a mix of video, radio and written reports, including for Euronews, NBC News, The Daily Telegraph, BBC, and RFI among Read moreothers.

She films and edits her own packages (using a Canon Rebel T2i and Adobe Premiere Pro), as well as does lives.

Before being based in Turkey, she covered the Ukrainian crisis for two years, including the revolution in Kiev, the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in the east from both sides of the frontline.

Prior to Ukraine, she was based in Hungary. During her time reporting, she has contributed to NBC, The Daily Telegraph, BBC, DW, The Daily Beast, Al Jazeera, and The Los Angeles Times, among others.

She has done lives for Euronews NBC, BBC (radio and television), Sky News, France 24, Al Jazeera, Monocle Radio and CBC Television.

One of her videos for Al Jazeera while covering the refugee crisis received over a million views online while another one got about 500, 000 views in one day.

She also worked as a news producer for Sky in London and as a news producer and writer for CBC and CTV in Toronto.

She has her own body armour and has done hostile environment training, with the help of a Rory Peck Trust bursary.

She received a MA in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and Honours BA with distinction from the University of Toronto, specialising in political science.

James Jackson is a multimedia journalist based in Berlin, Germany. 

James is a self-starting media professional who is comfortable writing news, specialist reports dispatches, op-eds and features. A native English speaker, he is fluent in German and Spanish and covers Central Europe for outlets Read moresuch as The Times, Financial Times, Euronews and Open Democracy, as well as producing a documentary for DW Deutsche Welle.

He has appeared on the Radio for BBC 5 Live and Times Radio as well as in the TV studio and done live switches for DW.

Cristina Papaleo is a journalist and editor based in Bonn, Germany. She works for international media Deutsche Welle (DW) in Germany. She speaks Spanish (native language), German, English and Portuguese.

I am a Journalist, Film Director, Director of Photography and Storyteller. A lifelong autodidact. I am enthusiastic about world cultures and telling stories through the medium of film.

I create informative and artistic videos for various clients and as a form of self-expression. I am continually Read moreexploring new styles of filmmaking, techniques and modes of communication. My goal is to reach an audience by giving them access to something they have never lived, whether close to home or far from it.

Carolyn Thompson is a Canadian journalist based in Berlin. Her work focuses on accountability, human rights, and refugee issues. She is trained as a data journalist, and often produces analytical, contextual stories.

Hire her for research support, data analysis, news coverage, media training, Read morecontent creation, photography, video or radio recording.

I am an American based in Bonn, Germany. I am only willing to work remotely at the moment due to the pandemic. 

I have worked as a Bundesliga commentator, photographer and writer in some capacity since 2013. My work has been featured primarily on the Bundesliga Fanatic and Deutsche Welle, Read moreGermany's international public broadcaster. I also covered US sports, primarily around the Washington, DC area, for local outlets.

I have also worked as a travel writer, primarily in Japan and Europe for Deutsche Welle. I hope to expand my traveling horizons after the pandemic. 

As you can imagine, much of my reporting happened with Deutsche Welle. I have also covered nerdy stories, world politics and offbeat news.

Polina Georgescu is a videographer and documentary filmmaker based in Budapest, Hungary and Berlin, Germany. She also has graduate degrees in international relations and political sciences specialised in Central and Eastern Europe. She is fluent in Russian, Romanian, Hungarian and English.
Web: Read morehttps://polinageorgescu.com

Thomas Haensgen is a photojournalist based in Cologne, Germany. He works mainly for the travel industry with travel reportages, hotel- and destination photography. You can find a collection of his photographic works on Instagram @wowow.photo

Ralf is a German Photojournalist, Reporter and Videographer whose work focuses on Sports, Slow Journalism, Multimedia Storytelling.

Since 2003 experienced in Journalism, Photography, Online Marketing, Team Building, Budget Monitoring, Media Publishing and Distribution. Since 2012 working in the Read morefields of Multimedia Storytelling, Commercial Photography and Media Training.

His work has been published in Medias like Stern, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Online, taz.de, Cordon Press, WDR.de, Daily Mail, Belga News Agency, Press Association, L`Endavant, Daily Express, Kurier.at, VIAJAR, news aktuell GmbH, Dresdner Morgenpost, FÜR SIE, Bieler Tagblatt, Agenzia Fotogiornalistica Contrasta, RBB, Lufthansa.com, Cambridge University Press, El Periódico, Tagesanzeiger.ch, VfB Stuttgart, Greenpeace, F.A.Z., Sueddeutsche.de, Deutsche Welle, SRF.

Working on Assignment for epd (Evangelischer Pressedienst), Motorpresse Stuttgart, Springer Fachmedien. Photo & Video Distribution via Transterra Media and Alamy Stock Photo. Working in Studio & on Location. Frequently Author at Fachjournalist.de, Special Interest Mags and Photo Blogs.

He had covered the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Rock Festivals like Wacken O. A. in Germany and Motorbike Events like the Ulster Grand Prix in Northern Ireland.

Ralf is based in Hamburg, Germany, and travels frequently.

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