About

Patricia Kühfuss works with photography to explore the bigger picture of health, care and capitalism.

Besides freelancing in the editorial field for a diverse range of national and international clients, in her long-term projects she uses photography as a reference point to explore social, cultural and political relationships. Having almost studied medicine, she has a knack for science and healthcare topics. She is interested in how visuals shape our perception of the world and how stereotypes can be challenged.

She holds a BA in photojournalism from HS Hannover, Germany, and spent an exchange year studying photojournalism at dmjx Aarhus, Denmark.

Reflecting her shift towards a more artistic practice, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, Netherlands with an MA in Photography & Society in July 2022.

In May 2024, she has been selected to be a part of one out of four scienceXmedia tandems funded by Stiftung Charité, to develop constructive science communication with the Institute of Nursing Sciences at Charité Berlin.

Patricia Kühfuss speaks German, English and Norwegian fluently and is currently based between The Hague, NL and Cologne, GER.

She is a member of Female Photoclub, WorkShowGrow, Women Photograph, the Fotobus Society, ver.di. In 2023, she became an appointed member of the DGPH. Her archive is represented by laif, where she is also a member of the laif cooperative and acts as part of the supervisory board.

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Published

brand eins • bureau bordeaux • Chrismon • De Correspondent (NL) • Corriere della Sera (IT)• Courrier International (FR)• Engagement Global • Finstral • Focus • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung • GEO • GEOSpecial • GEOlino • JWD • Landeshauptstadt Hannover • The Hechinger Report (US) • Le Temps (CH) • National Geographic (US)• Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH) • Schäche&Schmitz • Science Notes • Der SPIEGEL • SPIEGELWissen • Stern • TECHNOSEUM Mannheim • Topos • ver.diPUBLIK • VWStiftung • The Wall Street Journal (US)• Die ZEIT • ZEITWissen • ZEITMagazin

Supported

2024

NURSING SCIENCE GOES VISUAL, scienceXmedia tandem, Stiftung Charité

2023

IN/VISIBLE CARE with HS Hannover, GLS Treuhand

2023

IN/VISIBLE CARE with HS Hannover, Stiftung MundA

2022

WHAT COUNTS Stiftung Kulturwerk Research Grant

2021

DAAD MA study grant

2020

BREAD AND POWER Sir Greene Foundation International Research Grant

2020

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival HAZ People’s Choice Award

2019

HOW TO GET HOME Stiftung Kulturwerk Grant, Publication

2019

MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, PIC Selected 2019

2018

HOW TO GET HOME Sony World Photo Award in ”Professional/Creative“ (2nd)

2017

MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, Punkt Acatech Journalist Award (shortlist)

2017

Photo of the Year, Norwegian Local Newspaper Union

2014

INTIME OUTTIME German Youth Photo Award (shortlist)

Exhibited

2024

IN/VISIBLE CARE aufhof Hannover, Hannover (solo)

2023

IN/VISIBLE CARE aufhof Hannover, Hannover (solo)

2023

THE TIRED INSTITUTION Work Show Grow, ASC Courthouse Projects, London (group)

2022

WHAT COUNTS Open Day, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (group)

2022

WHAT COUNTS Graduation Show, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (group)

2022

CLOSE YET SO FAR, Photo Canopy, Burton on Trent, UK, (group)

2021

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN, Technoseum Mannheim, permanent exhibition, Mannheim, DE (group)

2020

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN, Freiraum für Fotografie, Berlin, DE (group)

2020

TRACHTWERK SCHAU, RAW Photofestival, Worpswede, DE (group)

2020

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival for young photojournalism, Hannover, DE (group)

2019

HOW TO GET HOME Schömberger Fotoherbst, DE (group)

2019

TRACHTWERK SCHAU, Frankenberg, DE (group)

2019

HOW TO GET HOME Sony World Photo Awards, Somerset House, London, GB (group)

2018

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN KuK Monschau, Aachen, DE (group)

2018

HOW TO GET HOME, MINTxGoethe Exil (screening)

2018

HOW TO GET HOME Obscura Festival 2018, Georgetown Penang, MYS (screening)

2018

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Galerie für Fotografie, Hannover, DE (group)

2017

HOW TO GET HOME, Block88, Soweto/Johannesburg, SA (solo)

2014

NACH NEUEM TRACHTEN, Castle Bückeburg, DE

2014

NACH NEUEM TRACHTEN, Berlin Fashion Week, Lower Saxony State Chancellery, Berlin, DE (group)

2014

INTIME OUTTIME Photokina, Cologne, DE

2013

MOSAIK ISTANBUL Galerie Kulturreich, Hamburg, DE (group)

In Conversation

UPCOMING 10/2024

PICTURE PERFECT?, b°future festival for constructive journalism, Bonn, speaker

UPCOMING 09/24

PICTURES OF CARE, UK Essen, Essen, speaker

UPCOMING 08/2024

BLICKWECHSEL PFLEGE, TU Dresden, online, workshop

06/2024

INVISIBLE CARE, TU Dresden, Dresden, artist talk and workshop

06/2024

PHOTOJOURNALISM & A.I. , NewZee Workshop, online, artist talk

12/2023

Alumnitalk, HS Hannover, Hannover, artist talk

12/2023

BR24 Medien Macht der Bilder, podcast

11/2023

PICTURES OF CARE Tagung “Bildermächtig”, Journalistinnenbund e.V., Frankfurt, speaker

11/2023

PICTURES OF CARE Knowember, Hannover, speaker

2023

PICTURES OF CARE b°future festival for constructive journalism, Bonn, speaker

2023

WHAT COUNTS DGPh photosessions, online, artist talk

2022

WHAT COUNTS Die Geschichte hinter dem Bild, photonews 11/22, essay

2022

WHAT COUNTS laif agency annual meeting, Cologne, artist talk

2022

MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, Ecónica Vol.1, Universitat de València, essay

2020

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival Podcast #4 Stereotypes, podcast

2020

NICHT MÜDE WERDEN freiraum für fotografie, Berlin, artist talk

Educated

2020 — 2022

Master of Fine Arts and Design, Photography & Society, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL

2011 — 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, HS Hannover, DE

2016 — 2017

International Photojournalism, Danish School of Media and Journalism, DK

2015

Internship Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (6 months), DE

2015

Internship Hallingdølen Avis (2 months), NO

Ecosystem

Need someone to moderate big groups or help solve conflicts? (GER)

Your doctor’s note is gibbersish to you? (GER)

In search for a great (Web)Designer? (GER)

Beautiful imagery of your wedding? (GER+INT)