Contact:
+49 151 290 695 89
+420 727 860 112
janek@stempel.cz
@janek_stempel
About:
Janek Stempel, born in Prague in 2003, is a documentary photographer based in Frankfurt, Germany & Prague, Czechia.
Janek has a strong interest in Eastern Europe and its political landscape, especially how russia affects European countries and the everyday lives of people from the region.
Janek is fluent in Czech, German, English and Slovak.
Experience:
Studies:
Exhibitions:
Awards:
Clients and publications:
Impressum
+49 151 290 695 89
+420 727 860 112
janek@stempel.cz
@janek_stempel
About:
Janek Stempel, born in Prague in 2003, is a documentary photographer based in Frankfurt, Germany & Prague, Czechia.
Janek has a strong interest in Eastern Europe and its political landscape, especially how russia affects European countries and the everyday lives of people from the region.
Janek is fluent in Czech, German, English and Slovak.
Experience:
-
Photographer at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: 01/2026 – now
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Photographer at the Magazine Respekt: 09/2025 – 10/2025
- Admin of the Instagram account @visualjournalism.de: 03/2025 – 02/2026
- Member of the Fotobus Society; co-organized the 2025 outdoor exhibition in Hannover and at the Rencontres d’Arles
Studies:
- Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography: 09/2023 – now
Exhibitions:
- Czech Press Photo 2025 in the Czech National Museum: 11/05/2026 – [tbd]
Awards:
Clients and publications:
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Czech weekly magazine Respekt
- Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
- visualjournalism.de
- aarnt bioworks
Impressum