In this picture series, we make enemies of press freedom visible. Violence against journalists in Germany is mostly perpetrated by the police. In this picture series, we want to document harassments and attacks of journalists in Germany.
This police officer of the Berlin riot police looks deep into the eyes of a photojournalist who photographed him. He clearly shows his anger to the photojournalist. Seconds before, he tried to prevent the image shoots by holding his hands in front of the photographer’s lens. October 9, 2021. A photojournalist is held by police officers in Berlin, Oct. 9, 2021. Earlier, he photographed the German federal police officer (left). The photojournalist looked shocked. He couldn’t believe the accusations against him.