About

Ludwig Nikulski

Photographer based in Hanover, Germany.

Available for assignments

Ludwig is a member of

Freelens e.V.
Fotobus Society
Künstlerbund MV

1989

born in Greifswald

2013-2014

Studies of Fine-Arts and Philosophy, Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut Greifswald

2015-2018

Studies of Photography, Lette Verein Berlin

2021

NOOR Academy Masterclass

2022

currently studying Visual Journalism & Documentary Photography, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover

Publications & Press

Re-Vue – Magazin für Fotografie und Wahrnehmung
Dekoder
Visual Journalism
Freelens
On Film Lab

Awards / Stipends

2024

Arttaca Grant
Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award Winner
Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Winner
VGH Award Shortlist

2023

Project Grant, VG-Bidkunst
Nikon Fotobus Grant, Shortlist
Fresheyes Magazine “100 best emerging photographers”, curated by GUP

2022

Münzenberg Forum Berlin, Art Competition, 1st Prize
Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlist
Nominated for Otto-Steinert-Prize, by the German Photographic Society

2021

Vonovia Award for Photography, Shortlist
Stipend "Neustart Kultur", Stiftung Kulturwerk, VG-Bildkunst
Research Grant, VG-Bildkunst

2020

Scholarship by Künstlerhaus Lukas, Nes Artist Residency Skagaströnd, Iceland
Nominated for Dokumentarförderpreis Wüstenrotstiftung

2018

German Photobook Award 18/19, Bronze
Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Finalist

Exhibitions

2024

VGH Award, GAF, Hanover, Germany
Hamburg Portfolio Review, Freelens Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Public Space Exhibition "Identity, Courage, Love", Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany
"Hier&Jetzt" Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schloss Plüschow, Germany
Feature Shoot's Emerging Photography Awards Exhibition, Clamp Art Gallery, New York
Freelens Young Professionals, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, France
BBK MV - Neue Mitglieder, Kulturforum Schleswig-Holstein-Haus, Schwerin, Germany

2023

Portfolio Walk, by the German Photographic Academy, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany
Galerie Laubengang, Hanover, Germany
Public Space Exhibition, Hanover, Germany
Gallery Duża Scena UAP, Poznań, Poland
Gallery Espaço Alto, São Paulo, Brazil

2022

OFF Bratislava, Slovakia
Willi Münzenberg Forum, FMP1 Berlin, Germany
Kranj Foto Fest, Kranj, Slovenia
Vonovia Award for Photography, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany
Lumínic Festival, Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain
Days of Photography, iManaLab, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Palm* Photo Price, 1014 Gallery, London, UK
Rotterdam Photofestival, Netherlands

2021

Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards, ClampArt Gallery, New York
Rotlicht Festival, Vienna, Austria
Kranj Foto Fest, Slovenia
Art Photo BCN, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
„Luft und Licht“, Edvard Munch Haus, Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
Portfolio Walk, German Photographic Society, Germany

2020

Photobook Week Aarhus, Denmark

2019

German Photobook Award 18/19 - Frankfurter Buchmesse, Germany
"Hier&Jetzt" Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schloss Plüschow, Germany
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, Germany
Transformart Festival, Berlin, Germany
"no limits", Photography Unlimited, Berlin, Germany
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Goethe-Institut Tokio, Japan
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.), Germany
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Fotoforum Köln, Germany

2018

German Photobook Award 18/19 - Stuttgarter Buchwochen, Germany
"Seltsame Zeiten, mein Liebling", Kapelle, Berlin, Germany
"Nachts auf der Sonne", Graduation Show, CRCLR, Berlin, Germany

2017

"1. Akt", Galerie STP, Greifswald, Germany
"Nautilus - inside out", Zweidreiraum, Berlin, Germany
"Die Welt tönt noch", OBEY Showroom, Berlin, Germany
"Zwischen Innen und Außen", Filterhouse, Berlin, Germany

2016

"Glance vs. Gaze #02", Kunstquartier Bethanien, European Month of Photography, Berlin, Germany

2014

"Romantic in Abstraction", Caspar-David-Friedrich-Zentrum, Greifswald, Germany
"Young Professionals", Fotofestival Horizonte, Zingst, Germany