PUNK*
YOUNG GERMAN PUNK
YOUNG GERMAN PUNK
2023–ongoing, Germany
“A cultural middle finger to the system”
“A cultural middle finger to the system”
“Punk is dead!” some people shout. But for others, punk is more alive than ever.
A conversation about identity, rebellion, and the quest to live freely within a subculture.I photographed friends in the punk scene in Hamburg, Berlin, Sylt and Hannover. For decades, these cities have been home to places where punk is lived,
celebrated, and discussed.
But the scene isn’t limited to big cities.
Punk is diverse—and can be found in autonomous youth centers, squats,
forests, or small rehearsal spaces in rural areas.
A: “Punk isn’t part of my identity. Punk allows me to live out my own identity; here,
I can be myself—while staying true to my political ideals.
I don’t find that in any other subculture or scene.”
A conversation about identity, rebellion, and the quest to live freely within a subculture.I photographed friends in the punk scene in Hamburg, Berlin, Sylt and Hannover. For decades, these cities have been home to places where punk is lived,
celebrated, and discussed.
But the scene isn’t limited to big cities.
Punk is diverse—and can be found in autonomous youth centers, squats,
forests, or small rehearsal spaces in rural areas.
A: “Punk isn’t part of my identity. Punk allows me to live out my own identity; here,
I can be myself—while staying true to my political ideals.
I don’t find that in any other subculture or scene.”