is a freelance photographer for editorial and corporate projects. He lives in Berlin and works everywhere.
He was born in Bavaria 1973, raised in Stuttgart, spend many, many holidays in communist Czechoslovakia, studied law in Hamburg and Prague and after his exam started photography in Berlin by travelling extensively in Eastern Europe until now.
His clients include Financial Times, The Times, Le Monde, Madame Figaro, Elle, Journalist, Financieele Dagblad, DAAD, KfW, fsg, re:publica, Leibniz Institut, Greenpeace, Bosch Foundation, KFW Bank, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, German Marshall Fund.
For any cooperation please get in touch
mobil: +49-178-3084661
email: mail@janzappner.de
2017 – Prix Chaffajon / Multimediaaward for the story „Remilitarization of Kaliningrad region“
2006 – 1. Prize national EU journalist competition
2005 – 1. Prize of the German Nachhaltigkeitsrat
2005 – 1. Prize of the Foundation EVZ
2023 - VG Bildkunst / Heimat (2nd part of Mischpoche)
2021 - 2021 Jewish life in Germany - Mischpoche
2015 - Journalism Fund / Investigative Grant / Remilitarization of Kaliningrad / Russia
2007 - VG Bildkunst Grant / Belarus
2006 - Medienmittler Grant Robert Bosch Stiftung / Czech Republic
2005 - Medientandem Grant Konrad Adenauer Stiftung + Robert Bosch Stiftung / Poland
2005 - Recherchestipendium Zukunftsfonds / Poland
2022 - Galerie erster erster: Mischpoche
2016 - Kleister Berlin: Group Exhibition mural art: WÜNSCH DIR WAS
2015 - Kleister Berlin: Group Exhibition mural art: DAS BLAUE
2014 - Kleister Berlin: Group Exhibition mural art
2014 - Lublin, Eaststreet – Groupexhibition
2014 - Tiblissi, Kolga Photofestival – Albania: Living in Oblivion
2013 - Kleister Berlin, Group exhibition in Hotel Bogota, „New Frontier“ the new EU border in Poland
2013 - Berlin, Groupexhibition with MIRAPROSPEKT at Gallery "tete" "Albania: Living in Oblivion"
2012 - Vendome, Photofestival Promenades de Vendome Groupexhibition "Albania: Living in Oblivion"
2006 - Heidelberg, Kunstverein, „Im Osten“
2006 - Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Lange Nacht der Museen, „Im Osten“ 2012
2005 - Vilnius, Goethe Institut, Group Exhibition „Im Osten“