portraits

urban zintel photography — clemens meyer
142
clemens meyer
der spiegel

In October 2024, German author Clemens Meyer caused a stir at the Frankfurt Book Fair when his novel “Die Projektoren” did not win the German Book Prize. Meyer reportedly left the ceremony angrily, calling the decision “a disgrace for literature” and expressing frustration over his financial situation, including debts and divorce costs

urban zintel photography — ilko sascha kowalczuk
141
ilko sascha kowalczuk
der spiegel

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk is a German historian and author, known for his work on East German history and the Stasi. He focuses on dictatorship, resistance, and the peaceful revolution of 1989

urban zintel photography — alina meissner-bibrout
140
alina meissner-bibrout
Metro Mpulse

34-year-old Michelin-starred chef and entrepreneur from Ulm. Owner of bi:braud,awarded a Michelin star in 2023, and Edda Brasserie. Alina Represents a new generation of German haute cuisine.

urban zintel photography — steffen greubel
139
steffen greubel
metro ag

ceo metro ag

agency: strichpunktdesign

urban zintel photography — jackie tomae
138
jackie tomae
ullstein buchverlage

urban zintel photography — kehlmann & stückl
137
kehlmann & stückl
volkstheater

urban zintel photography — francis kéré
136
francis kéré
next125

agency: strichpunkt

urban zintel photography — annalena baerbock
135
annalena baerbock
der spiegel

secretary of state

urban zintel photography — angela merkel
134
angela merkel
kiepenheuer & witch

I had the honor of exclusively photographing the press material and cover for the memoirs of former Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. The book will be released on November 26, 2024, in over 30 languages worldwide

urban zintel photography — florian schröder
133
florian schröder
die zeit

urban zintel photography — robert habeck
132
robert habeck
stern

vice chancellor and federal minister of economic affairs and climate action

urban zintel photography — natalia & jacob
131
natalia & jacob
myself

actress natalia woerner and her son jacob

urban zintel photography — sou fujimoto
130
sou fujimoto
a&w

architektur&wohnen (AW) architekt of the year 2023

urban zintel photography — jan ehret & sarah woods
129
jan ehret & sarah woods
der spiegel

urban zintel photography — nele pollatschek
128
nele pollatschek
galiani verlag

urban zintel photography — nahles & lobo
127
nahles & lobo
chrismon

urban zintel photography — adriana & aaron altaras
126
adriana & aaron altaras
myself

urban zintel photography — robert seethaler IV
125
robert seethaler IV
ullstein

urban zintel photography — antonia baum
124
antonia baum
ullstein

urban zintel photography — sahra wagenknecht
123
sahra wagenknecht
der spiegel

urban zintel photography — karoline herfurth II
122
karoline herfurth II
db mobil

urban zintel photography — christoph maria herbst
121
christoph maria herbst
db mobil

urban zintel photography — matthias brandt & anke engelke
120
matthias brandt & anke engelke
stern

urban zintel photography — düzen tekkal
119
düzen tekkal
werte magazin

German author, television journalist, filmmaker, war correspondent, political scientist, and social entrepreneur of KurdishYazidi descent

urban zintel photography — louisa dellert
118
louisa dellert
louisa dellert

urban zintel photography — melodie michelberger
117
melodie michelberger
cosmopolitain

body image activist

urban zintel photography — rolf mützenich
116
rolf mützenich
der spiegel

chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the bundestag

urban zintel photography — isabel fargo cole
115
isabel fargo cole
die zeit Literatur

us-born and berlin-based writer and translator

urban zintel photography — barbara & anika
114
barbara & anika
barbara magazin

Barbara Schöneberger & Anika Decker

urban zintel photography — olaf scholz III
113
olaf scholz III
t-online

urban zintel photography — andrij melnyk
112
andrij melnyk
die zeit

ukrainian ambassador to germany

urban zintel photography — alexander rodnyansky
111
alexander rodnyansky
die zeit

Alexander Rodnyansky is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and advisor to President Volodomir Zelenskyy.

urban zintel photography — barbara schöneberger
110
barbara schöneberger
der spiegel

urban zintel photography — frank walter steinmeier III
109
frank walter steinmeier III
t-online

urban zintel photography — joachim król
108
joachim król
11 freunde

urban zintel photography — david baddiel
107
david baddiel
spiegel

English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author

urban zintel photography — anupama kundoo
106
anupama kundoo
stern

indian architect

urban zintel photography — marc limpach
105
marc limpach
girke managemant

actor

urban zintel photography — olaf scholz II
104
olaf scholz II
die zeit

urban zintel photography — günther jauch
103
günther jauch
die zeit

urban zintel photography — julian reichelt
102
julian reichelt
die zeit

german tabloid journalist. from 2017 to 2021, he was chairman of the editors in chief and editor in chief of bild

urban zintel photography — bill gates
101
bill gates
die zeit

urban zintel photography — gerhard behles
100
gerhard behles
billboard

ableton ceo gerhard behles

picture editor: samantha xu

retouching: baby doll studio

 

urban zintel photography — yassin al-haj saleh
99
yassin al-haj saleh
sz magazin

syrian writer

urban zintel photography — markus lüpertz
98
markus lüpertz
stuttgarter zeitung magazin

urban zintel photography — juli zeh
97
juli zeh
der spiegel

urban zintel photography — gerhard schröder
96
gerhard schröder
zeit geschichte

urban zintel photography — reed hastings
95
reed hastings
der spiegel

CEO of Netflix

urban zintel photography — anja mittag
94
anja mittag
redbulletin

Ex-Nationalspielerin, Olympiasiegerin, Weltmeisterin und dreimalige Europameisterin.

Jetzt Co-Trainerin bei RB Leipzig

urban zintel photography — diébédo francis kéré
93
diébédo francis kéré
architektur und wohnen

Prof. Kéré (*1965) is a representative of socially responsible architecture and known for his focus on participation, material and sustainability.

After studying architecture at the Technical University of Berlin, he founded the office Kéré Architecture in 2005. In 2013 he was appointed to the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Switzerland. Previously, he taught at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA. Since 2011 he has also been a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Through his “Kéré Foundation,” Kéré is committed to the implementation of sustainable architecture in Burkina Faso. On October 1, 2017 Kéré was appointed to the newly created professorship for “Architectural Design and Participation” at the TUM Department of Architecture. In addition, he serves as an expert in the Simple Building (“Einfach Bauen”) research group. (Quelle TUM)

urban zintel photography — johanna adorjan
92
johanna adorjan
kiwi verlag

urban zintel photography — fredi bobic
91
fredi bobic
11 freunde

urban zintel photography — natalia wörner
90
natalia wörner
cosmopolitan

urban zintel photography — friedericke & mitri sirin
89
friedericke & mitri sirin
myself

urban zintel photography — nora tschirner
88
nora tschirner
sz magazin

urban zintel photography — 5 dogs & judith engel
87
5 dogs & judith engel
dogs magazin

actress judith and her 5 dogs at berliner ensemble

urban zintel photography — robert habeck
86
robert habeck
die grünen

urban zintel photography — mats hummels
85
mats hummels
11 freunde

urban zintel photography — friedrich merz
84
friedrich merz
t-online.de

urban zintel photography — lars klingbeil
83
lars klingbeil
t-online

Generalsekretär der SPD

urban zintel photography — helmut jahn
82
helmut jahn


architekt

in seiner wohnung im sony center berlin

urban zintel photography — wolfgang joop II
81
wolfgang joop II
arte magazin

urban zintel photography — flimm & westernhagen
80
flimm & westernhagen
sz magazin

marius müller-westerhaben & jürgen flimm

urban zintel photography — matthias reim
79
matthias reim
die zeit

urban zintel photography — radtke & schäuble
78
radtke & schäuble
sz magazin

wolfgang schäuble und peter radtke

urban zintel photography — heide & christian schwochow
77
heide & christian schwochow
sz magazin

urban zintel photography — johanna wokalek
76
johanna wokalek
sz magazin

urban zintel photography — ramsauer & schilly
75
ramsauer & schilly
sz magazin

peter ramsauer & otto schilly

urban zintel photography — frank-walter steinmeier II
74
frank-walter steinmeier II
die zeit

president of germany

urban zintel photography — deniz yücel
73
deniz yücel
kiwi

urban zintel photography — samuel koch
72
samuel koch
die zeit

urban zintel photography — norbert bisky
71
norbert bisky
handelsblatt magazin

urban zintel photography — sascha lobo
70
sascha lobo
KiWi

urban zintel photography — wolgang kaleck
69
wolgang kaleck
welt der wunder

human rights lawyer who represents Edward snowden, he ist also general secretary for the european center for constitutional and human rights

urban zintel photography — gregor gysi
68
gregor gysi
stern

urban zintel photography — nina schroeder
67
nina schroeder
redbulletin innovator

world food programme innovation accelerator

urban zintel photography — hella jongerius
66
hella jongerius
sz magazin

urban zintel photography — max simonischek
65
max simonischek
annabelle

urban zintel photography — leander haußmann
64
leander haußmann
die zeit

urban zintel photography — jasna fritzi bauer
63
jasna fritzi bauer
zeit campus

urban zintel photography — eveline hall
62
eveline hall
wagner

model
makeup: evangelos tzimikas
agency: martin et karczinski

urban zintel photography — save the children
61
save the children
save the children

donation campaign “ein schal für’s leben”

urban zintel photography — heinrich august winkler
60
heinrich august winkler
focus

historian

urban zintel photography — schweiger & yardim
59
schweiger & yardim
deutsche bahn

till schweiger & fari yardim

db mobil

urban zintel photography — thomas de maizière
58
thomas de maizière
stern

minister for inner affairs

urban zintel photography — michael kunze
57
michael kunze
sz magazin

michael kunze (born 9 November 1943) is a german songwriter, musical theater lyricist and librettist. he has written the lyrics for a number of hit songs, including griechischer wein, ein bett im kornfeld, the number one billboard hit fly, robin, fly (1976) and was one of the top 1970s record producers, including songs for musical acts silver convention, penny mclean, and sister sledge. kunze has won a grammy award, ECHO lifetime award and holds 79 gold and platinum records. he is also known for the hit musicals elisabeth (1992), dance of the vampires (1996), mozart! (1999), marie antoinette (2006), and rebecca (2006).

urban zintel photography — schilly / ströbele
56
schilly / ströbele
sz magazin

otto schilly & hans-christian ströbele

urban zintel photography — joe ramirez
55
joe ramirez
sz magazin

urban zintel photography — claudia roth
54
claudia roth
stern

urban zintel photography — gabriel sandru
53
gabriel sandru
nzz frame

cinematographer

urban zintel photography — jamie xx
52
jamie xx
wired

urban zintel photography — yael ronen
51
yael ronen
sueddeutsche zeitung

urban zintel photography — sebastian fitzek
50
sebastian fitzek
eltern

urban zintel photography — schöneberger & paul
49
schöneberger & paul
barbara

barbara schöneberger & christiane paul

urban zintel photography — animal
48
animal
rolling stone

urban zintel photography — nobieh talaei
47
nobieh talaei
welt am sonntag

fashion designer

urban zintel photography — sarah wiener
46
sarah wiener
sz magazin

sagen sie jetzt nichts

urban zintel photography — lafontaine / gauweiler
45
lafontaine / gauweiler
sz magazin

ziemlich beste freunde

urban zintel photography — axel prahl II
44
axel prahl II
nido

urban zintel photography — alain gsponer
43
alain gsponer
sistyle

director

urban zintel photography — jeremy rifkin
42
jeremy rifkin
wired

jeremy rifkin (born january 26, 1945) is an economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor, and activist.

urban zintel photography — angela merkel I
41
angela merkel I
credo magazin / agentur awr

urban zintel photography — sarah illenberger
40
sarah illenberger
welt am sonntag

urban zintel photography — leslie jamison
39
leslie jamison
emotion

(born ca. 1983) is an American novelist and essayist. Jamison’s first novel, The Gin Closet, was published in 2010. Jamison’s second book, The Empathy Exams, an essay collection, debuted in April 2014 at no. 11 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book received wide acclaim from critics.

urban zintel photography — anneke kim sarnau
38
anneke kim sarnau
nido

urban zintel photography — antoni
37
antoni
manager magazin

andré kemper & tonio kröger

urban zintel photography — saskia sassen
36
saskia sassen
wired

saskia sassen (born january 5, 1947) is a dutch-american sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. she is robert s. lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and centennial visiting professor at the london school of economics. sassen coined the term global city.

urban zintel photography — onefootball
35
onefootball
wired

onefootball is a mobile football application based in berlin, that provides users with news, live scores, fixtures, results, tables and stats for over 140 leagues and in 16 languages worldwide.

urban zintel photography — ian mcewan
34
ian mcewan
annabelle

novelist and screenwriter

urban zintel photography — charles schumann
33
charles schumann
wagner

ad campaign
agency: martin et karczinksi
client: wagner

urban zintel photography — palina rojinski
32
palina rojinski
zeit campus

urban zintel photography — diederichsen / erichsen
31
diederichsen / erichsen
autostadt wolfsburg

detlef diederichsen & katrin erichsen
agency: strichpunkt

urban zintel photography — dieter hallervorden
30
dieter hallervorden
stern

urban zintel photography — hito steyerl
29
hito steyerl
wired

video artist

urban zintel photography — christiane paul II
28
christiane paul II
emotion

makeup: gabrielle theurer
styling: silvia naefe

urban zintel photography — sven marquardt
27
sven marquardt
myself

photographer and doorman at berghain

urban zintel photography — georg fahrenschon
26
georg fahrenschon
deutsche post

president deutscher sparkassen und giro verband

gelb magazin

urban zintel photography — roman kirsch
25
roman kirsch
die zeit

ceo of lesara

urban zintel photography — robert seethaler
24
robert seethaler
carl hanser verlag

writer

urban zintel photography — judith butler
23
judith butler
philomag

judith butler is an american post-structuralist philosopher. she is considered to be “one of the most influential voices in contemporary political theory” and “one of the most influential feminist theorists” today. she is best known for her seminal work gender trouble. in 2012, she was awarded the theodor w. adorno award for her work on “political theory, on moral philosophy and gender studies”.

urban zintel photography — ulmen / fernandes
22
ulmen / fernandes
myself

christian ulmen & collien ulmen-fernades

urban zintel photography — rolf eden
21
rolf eden
neon magazine

germany’s last playboy

urban zintel photography — katja petrowskaja
20
katja petrowskaja
die zeit literatur

gewinnerin des ingeborg-bachmann-preises 2013

urban zintel photography — susan neiman
19
susan neiman
egon zehnder international / awr

susan neiman is an american moral philosopher, cultural commentator, and essayist.she currently lives in germany, where she works as the director of the einstein forum in potsdam.

urban zintel photography — tom schilling
18
tom schilling
jolie

urban zintel photography — florian david fitz
17
florian david fitz
brigitte

german actor florian david fitz.

urban zintel photography — karl matthäus schmidt
16
karl matthäus schmidt
neon magazine

ceo quirin bank ag

urban zintel photography — prof. rahel jeaggi
15
prof. rahel jeaggi
spiegel wissen

philosopher

urban zintel photography — julia jentsch
14
julia jentsch
jolie

urban zintel photography — raphael horzon
13
raphael horzon
occhio

author, entrepeneur and owner of modocom – a group of different companies. among them a specialist for apple pies, a fashion label, a publishing house, a breakup agency for couples and a building company.

urban zintel photography — matthias schweighöfer
12
matthias schweighöfer
jolie

urban zintel photography — sahra wagenknecht
11
sahra wagenknecht
brigitte

german politician sahra wagenknecht

urban zintel photography — roger bundschuh
10
roger bundschuh
occhio

german architect

urban zintel photography — kraftklub
9
kraftklub
neon

urban zintel photography — moritz bleibtreu
8
moritz bleibtreu
neon

urban zintel photography — nora von waldstätten
7
nora von waldstätten
neon

urban zintel photography — sascha lobo
6
sascha lobo
GQ

author & blogger

urban zintel photography — aloe blacc
5
aloe blacc
neon

soul singer

urban zintel photography — techno classics
4
techno classics
neon

techno was the first youth culture to essentially originate in germany. in 2011, the mayday rave is celebrating its 20th anniversary. a visit to the pioneering techno stars.

urban zintel photography — deichkind
3
deichkind
neon

urban zintel photography — mitchell baker
2
mitchell baker
sonntagszeitung (ch)

chairperson of the mozilla foundation

urban zintel photography — mario adorf
1
mario adorf
sie + er (ch)