Jan A. Staiger is a German
documentary photographer 
based in Ghent, BEL. Aside
from editorial assignments,
his work’s focus lies mainly
between the poles of politics
and society within Germany. 
In 2018/19 he worked as a 
photographer for Süddeutsche
Zeitung in Munich, GER.

Jan A. Staiger

Lievekaai 17

BEL—9000 Gent

+49 1577 453 8090

mail@janstaiger.de

www.janstaiger.com

                 AWARDS

2020 — Awardee at the LensCulture
                 Critics' Choice Award with
                 »simili modo« in collaboration
                 with Daniel Niedermeier.

2020 — Awardee as part of the 
                 German Youth Photo Award 
                 with »I look into the world.«

2019 — Winner of the Bavarian
                 Press Photography Award.

2019 — Neuer BFF Förderpreis
                scholarship for the work
                »AUTOnomous« (ongoing)

2019 — Winner of the Hahnemühle 
                Student Photography
                Competition with »simili modo«
                in collaboration with Daniel
                Niedermeier.

2019 — Awardee at the Willy
                Münzenberg Artforum Berlin
                with »simili modo« in
                cooperation with Daniel
                Niedermeier.

2018 — Awardee as part of the German 
                Youth Photography Award 
                with »simili modo« in
                cooperation with Daniel
                Niedermeier.

                 EXHIBITIONS

2020 — LUMIX Festival for Young
                 Visual Journalism

                 Hannover, GER. 

2020 — RAW Phototriennial

                 Worpswede, GER.

2020 — Galerie für Fotografie (GAF)
                 Hanover, GER.
                 Exhibition of the winning
                 series' as part of the 
                 Hahnemühle Student
                 Photography Competition
                 2019.

2019 — Bayerischer Landtag
                Munich, GER. 
                Exhibition of the winning
                works as part of the 
                Bavarian Press Photography
                Award.

2019 — Lower Saxon Embassy
                Brussels, BEL. 

                Group exhibition showing 
                works by students of the
                University of Applied 
                Sciences and Arts Hanover.

2019 — Visa Pour l’Image Festival
                Perpignan, FR. 
                Group exhibition featuring
                works by students of the
                University of Applied 
                Sciences and Arts Hanover.

2019 — Chobi Mela Festival (Screening)

                Dhaka, BAN

2018 — Pulsschlag Europa — 

                 Monschau, GER. 

                 Group exhibition as part of a  
                 project collaboration with
                 the School of Media and
                Journalism in Aarhus, DK
                and the MAGNUM/SPÉOS
                School in Paris, FR.

2018 — Photokina
                Köln, GER. 

                Group exhibition as part of 

                the German Youth Photography
                Award ceremony.

2018 — Triennial of Photography 
                 (container village)
                 Hamburg, GER. 

                 Group exhibition as part of a  
                 project collaboration with
                 the School of Media and
                Journalism in Aarhus, DK
                and the MAGNUM/SPÉOS
                School in Paris, FR.

REFERENCES

Süddeutsche Zeitung

ZEITmagazin

DIE ZEIT

ZEIT Online

der Freitag

taz. die Tageszeitung

DUMMY Magazin

HANT Magazin

Science Notes Magazin

BRASILIA Magazin

FREITAGlab.

EDUCATION

— University of Applied
     Sciences and Arts, Hanover
     | 2016-2020 |

— KASK Conservatorium /
     School of Arts, Gent (BEL)
     | 2020-2021 |