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TruePicture is a grant with a mentoring programme for young, committed photojournalists. Its aim is to consolidate the mentees’ professional careers and to produce photo reportages of social relevance.
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News
News from the TruePicture community: exhibitions, awards and publications from our network.
Zoé Aubry in «The Lure of the Image» in Helsinki
After Winterthur and C/O Berlin, the Finnish Museum of Photography now shows her installation «#Ingrid» – alongside works by Hito Steyerl and Jon Rafman. Until 28 February 2027.
VGH Förderpreis 2026 for Jonathan Funk
The award goes to his project «Ji Reh û Ewran – Of Roots and Clouds». Award ceremony on 2 December at GAF Hannover, exhibition until 10 January 2027.
Honourable mention for Jana Margarete Schuler at the VGH Fotopreis
With «Between Blood and Glitter» she is one of the four finalists. On show from 3 December at GAF Hannover.
Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2026 for Jasper Hill
Awarded in the 21–25 age category for «In the Land of the White Mountains». The exhibition «ECHT JETZT» at KIT Düsseldorf runs until 15 November.
Anton Vester: «Dementia in Relationships» in Hanover
For a year he accompanied a self-help group for people with early-onset dementia. The exhibition was on show until 12 October at Leibnizufer and at ka:punkt.
Award winners
2026
We are pleased to announce the winners of the TruePicture funding programme 2026 and the two TruePicture Honorable Mentions:
Hannah Aders (TruePicture Award), Jessica Dreier (TruePicture Award), Nerea Lakuntza (TruePicture Award), Julius Schien (TruePicture Award), Florian Sulzer (TruePicture Award), Anna Arnet (Honorable Mention) and Jonathan Labusch (Honorable Mention).
Nominees
2026
Our nomination committee proposes photojournalists aged between 20 and 35 for participation in TruePicture. They must be German, Austrian or Swiss nationals or live in one of these countries. TruePicture then invites the nominees to apply with a project idea and a portfolio.
Portfolios
2026
Hannah Aders
Jessica Dreier
Nerea Lakuntza
Julius Schien
Florian Sulzer
Jonathan Labusch
Award winners
2024
We are pleased to announce the three winners of the TruePicture funding programme 2024, the «Walo Kamm Award for Human Rights» and the two TruePicture Honorable Mentions: Diana Cabrera Rojas (TruePicture Award), Noemi Ehrat (TruePicture Award), Maximilian Mann (TruePicture Award), Chiara Wettmann (Walo Kamm Award for Human Rights), Rafael Heygster (Honorable Mention) and Khashayar Javanmardi (Honorable Mention).
