Katja Hasenöhrl

Land and Sea / Land og Haf
In 2016, I‘ve been living in Iceland for over nine months, studying, hitchhiking, trekking and working on various farms and assorted projects all over the country. I connected with people in rural areas and captured their close relationship to nature (e.g. ice swimmers, marine biologists and farmers at the annual sheep gathering).

In 2012, I spent various times working with Austria's last wandering shepherd and his family. The flock counted approximately 1000+ sheep. Starting in their winter camp in the flat lands of Lower Austria the animals had to be moved into the Styrian Alps for summer and herded back for the autumn-shearing with the help of their shepherd dogs and volunteers.

Lystbækgaard is the home of Berit and her 800 sheep. There women have a chance to come and experience a different kind of life close to nature.

Documentary by Katja Hasenöhrl and Rhiannon Johnston.

Awarded Finalist: Documentary / Daily Life
at PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL (poy.org)

Analogue Summer questions the topic of traditional masculinity by blending the borders between documentary photography and visual poetry. It has been shot on Revolog 600 nm effect film.

Supported by www.revolog.net

Aarhus Portraits

Photographed during one day in Aarhus for the International Photojournalism course at the Danish School of Media and Journalism.

We asked one seemingly simple question:
»Where are you going?«

Jeppe Munksgaard Nygaard (24)
»I am on my way home from swimming.«

Kenneth Nielsen (53)
»I am going to eat ice-cream with my friend’s family and after that going home to paint.

Muna Abdirisag (23)
»I am going to the baby check-up.«

Camilla Hilmi (30)
»Wherever life takes me … today to a psytrance festival.«

Fang- Yi Chen (26)
»I am meeting my friend at a Café.«
»Becoming a journalist.«

The exhibition consisted of almost 50 portraits from nine students and was on display at Dokk1 in Aarhus in early September 2024.

Queens of Vienna is an ongoing project about the drag-party-subculture in Vienna. Drag-performers from all ages and stages gather at the nightclub Marea Alta to celebrate love, diversity and beauty. 

Artist book documenting my journey through the Danube National Park realized during my residency in 2017.

Situated between the European capitals Vienna and Bratislava, the Donau-Auen National Park preserves the last remaining major wetlands in Central Europe. Here, the Danube‘s course has not been restricted by man and is the lifeline of the national park. It creates a habitat for numerous animals and plants, some of which are rare species.

The book is a fictional dialogue between fascinating personalities – searching for freedom in the untouched, mystical forest – and the surrounding nature. It contains still lifes, portraits and landscapes.
There are no page numbers but coordinates linking the pictures to their exact locations on the map attached.

Format closed 160x240mm
104 pages
Open thread-stitching

Every year an estimated 15,000 sheep are driven back to their farms from the summer grounds in the harsh Icelandic highlands on a strenuous three-day ride during the traditional Icelandic sheep roundup »Réttir«. Families, friends and neighbors help together to gather their animals in a wild hullaballoo in the roundpen. During this time I was working on a farm and allowed to follow the riders on the last part of their journey to capture the archaic spectacle with my camera and of course lend a hand.

Ways through the Danube forest

The Danube National Park is situated right at the border of the city of Vienna. As the last major flood plain in central Europe it contains an enormous biodiversity.

Five different publications have been created to create awareness for this precious habitat and motivate readers to visit and save the Danube floodplains.

One publication consists of two formats:

The small formatted hiking-book contains a »walking interview« with a national park specialist about a specific topic and a hiking-map to retrace the route.

The large formatted magazine documents the hike in pictures and enables the reader to immerse himself into the environment.

Furthermore a new logo was created for the Danube National Park.

Photography for Kuratorium Wald × Generali

Together with Kuratorium Wald (Forest Board of Trustees) Generali Insurance is committed to biodiversity in domestic agriculture and forestry. By financially supporting farmers in creating insect-friendly landscape structures and food sources, the diversity of pollinating insect species is increased. The different measures and the participating farmers are presented in the Generali employee magazine and on social media channels.

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Reportage about Freja Kvist (18), para-swimmer from Aarhus (DK) photographed and written during my time at DMJX (Danish School for Media and Journalism).

Summary:
Every stroke Freja Kvist takes in the pool is a quiet rebellion against limitation. Born with cerebral palsy, she turned to swimming not just for therapy, but for freedom—and found her purpose. At 18, she trains relentlessly with AGF Aarhus, racing alongside able-bodied athletes, breaking records, and pushing through pain with quiet strength. Supported by her family and teammates, Freja dreams of the Paralympics, proving that para athletes aren’t defined by their disabilities—but by their drive, courage, and love for the sport.

»I think it’s important for other para athletes
to know that it’s perfectly okay not to be
like everyone else, we fight just as hard
as normal people in their sport.« – Freja Kvist

Documentation of the grape harvest and promotional photos for Scheucher Winery, a small family business in southern Styria.

Photography and Content creation for mypoppies.

Mypoppies is a nature-related family business from Austria with decades of experience represented by a young, dynamic team. Their goal is to strengthen the cultivation of traditional Austrian poppy varieties and to create an awareness for the multitude of high quality, regional poppy seed products. Sustainability and organic farming are important company values.

The mypoppies-brand communicates with an innovative spirit and fosters collaboration with young artists.

In cooperation with Katharina Herzog (AD)
packaging-illustration: David Leitner
ceramics: @___neak