julia@juliagunther.com
+31 642256188
currently on Tristan da Cunha

I am a Berlin-born documentary photographer exploring themes of representation, environment, identity, and social activism, often through long-term projects.

My work has been featured in international publications including NPR, The New York Times, Die Zeit, Bloomberg Businessweek, Al Jazeera, TIME, DAZED, and WIRED. I am a Pulitzer Center grantee and an International Women’s Media Foundation Fellow.

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Publications

Personal work

BBC Future Planet

How do you sustainably operate a commercial lobster fishery inside one of the world’s largest marine protected area?

This story, published on BBC Future Planet, and supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Deep Dive Ocean & Fisheries Reporting Grant, explores the relationship between the community of Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island, with the ocean that surrounds it, in particular, Jasus Tristani, the Tristan lobster.

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Tristan da Cunha Stamp Collection: Landscapes

As part of my ongoing work on Tristan da Cunha, I've collaborated with the island’s Post Office on three sets of four stamps that will be rolled out between now and 2027.

The first set features some of Tristan’s landscapes and highlights iconic views from the Potato Patches, as well as one panoramic aerial image of the settlement.

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