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Young Sports Media Talents

Participants

Salomée MICHON-VINÇONT

  • Age: 21

  • Country: France (FRA)

  • University: Université Paris-Panthéon Assas

  • Major: Communication and media

“Sports photography is very visual, especially during team events, and this is what I like about it so much along with providing pictures and happiness to other people.”

Anthony HANC

  • Age: 21

  • Country: Great Britain (GB)

  • University: Oxford Brookes University

  • Major: Photography

Meeting fellow young photographers who work in the same industry and learning from each other is the aspect that excites me most about this project.

Mikuláš Celta

  • Age: 18

  • Country: Czechia (CZE)

  • School: Grammar school, Opava

The opportunity to learn from industry professionals like Lukas Schulze makes this role especially attractive and valuable for my growth."

Isabella MENDES SANTANA ALVES

  • Age: 21

  • Country: Brazil (BRA)

  • School: UniCesumar

“I am very honoured and way beyond excited to be joining everyone in Rhine-Ruhr this summer!"

Eugene GOH

  • Age: 24

  • Country: Singapore (SGP)

  • University: Nanyang Technological University

  • Major: Communication Studies

“I have had the privilege of covering sports competitions for my university, but this is the chance to take up the challenge of photographing sports on a larger scale.”

Sophia SCHEMPP

  • Age: 21

  • Country: Germany (GER)

  • University: Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

  • Major: Communication design

“I am honoured to be selected as a Young Photographer for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, and I am thrilled to be part of this incredible project.”

Niklas HÄRTIG

  • Age: 25

  • Country: Germany (GER)

  • University: Chemnitz University of Technology

  • Major: Sport science

“This is a unique opportunity to gain new skills in photojournalism, and experience in an international environment.”

Liz Vivien HÖSER

  • Age: 23

  • Country: Germany (GER)

  • University: Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart

  • Major: Audiovisual Media

“I started taking pictures of my sister at unicycling competitions, which made me fall in love with capturing not just a moment of action, but hope, disappointment, excitement and everything in between.”

Leon TONHÄUSER

  • Age: 20

  • Country: Germany (GER)

  • School: Maria Sibylla Merian-Gesamtschule School

“I know that this experience will take my technical and creative skills to the next level and open up new perspectives for a possible full-time career in sports photography.”

Henning ROHLFS

  • Age: 20

  • Country: Germany (GER)

  • School: Hamburg Berufliche Schule Farmsen BS19

  • Major: Media Design (Image and sound)

“I would like to authentically capture the dynamics, intensity, and emotions of sports and tell stories while networking with other talented media professionals."