Katharina Hesse

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Profession:	Freelance Photographer
Location:	Beijing, China
Home base:	Beijing
URL:	http://www.katharinahesse.com
URL:	http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/katharinahesse
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Languages spoken:	French, German, Chinese, English
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Last login:	4 days ago
Member since:	29 Apr 2005 00:04

About

Katharina Hesse holds a graduate degree in Chinese ( & Japanese) studies from the Institut National des Langues et Civilizations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris; she’s one of a few foreign photographers who are accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has lived in China for 14 years.

Hesse initially worked as an assistant for German TV (ZDF) and then freelanced for Newsweek from 1996 to 2002. In 2003 and 2004 she covered China for Getty ’s news service. Hesse is self-taught in photography and her photos have appeared in publications such as Courrier International, Der Spiegel, D della Repubblica, EYEmazing, Glamour ( Germany),IO Donna , Marie-Claire,Neon, Newsweek, Stern, Vanity Fair (Italy/Germany), Die Zeit etc.

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Katharina Hesse. Ils etaient place Tiananmen Le Monde, [none], Jun 5 2009.

Katharina Hesse. spring issue , May 22, 2009 EYEmazing, pp. 16-25. [none], May 23 2009.

Katharina Hesse. Openness about memoir in China proves short-lived New York Times, pp. ,. [none], May 22 2009.

Katharina Hesse. "Katharina Hesse" Blackpool magazine, pp. p.134-143. [none], Feb 9 2009.

Katharina Hesse. " Chinese dissident Bao Tong speaks out" TIME Asia, pp. p. 29. [none], Jan 29 2009.

Katharina Hesse. Wie sich Peking auf die Olympischen Sommerspiele vorbereitet ( How Beijing prepares for the Olympics) Stern, pp. ,60-61,no.03/08. [none], Jan 10 2008.

Katharina Hesse. Questa e la gente di Papua VANITY FAIR ITALY, pp. 148-158. [none], Aug 15 2007.

Katharina Hesse. ""Ich habe einen Traum" ( Ai Weiwei)" Zeit magazin Leben, pp. , no.26,p.32-34. [none], Jun 21 2007.

Katharina Hesse. China , Le Monde diplomatique ( German edition), pp. No.1. [none], Mar 21 2007.

Katharina Hesse. "Noi, i fantasmi del fume ( N Korean refugees) part II" VANITY FAIR ITALY, pp. 180-188. [none], Dec 8 2006.