Nadja Wohlleben

Independent Photojournalist, Documentary Photographer & Cultural Anthropologist

www.nadjawohlleben.com

Antifa demonstration photo in der Freitag

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Location: Berlin, Germany

Nationality: German

Biography: I am an independent German photojournalist, documentary photographer and cultural anthropologist based in Berlin. A careful play of documentation and artistry, my work focuses on concepts of femininity, power and identity. I am specifically... read on

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Antifa demonstration photo in der Freitag

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Oct 1, 2018

Location: Berlin, Germany

"Angst vor einem neuen Großdeutschland" (Fear of a new Great Germany". Interesting article worth reading (in German) by Ercan Yaşaroğlu.

With one of my photos from this years Mayday Antifa demonstration in Berlin in der Freitag this week.

Antifa Gençlik - Angst vor einem neuen Großdeutschland
Zwischen 1988 und 1994 agierte in Berlin-Kreuzberg die erste migrantisch organisierte Antifaschistengruppe

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