About
NINA
1979 | Oberhausen, Germany
PHOTOGRAPHY
started in 2004 | addicted in 2007 | never ending story
GEAR
FUJIFILM GFX, LEICA SL
SHORT VITA
Nina Papiorek’s visual language is characterized by a distinctive aesthetic.
In her black and white compositions she prefers to capture the interplay between lines, architectural forms and the presence of people.
Her photographs combine elements of street photography, urban landscape and fine art photography.
Underlined by her distinctive minimalist approach, which runs like a common thread through all her work, the connection between people and their urban surroundings becomes the focus of her photographic narratives.
Nina is an professional streetphotographer who has received numerous of the most prestigious international photography awards.
Her work has been featured in a large number of exhibitions and publications worldwide and she has contributed to several book projects besides being the author of online photography courses.
She is working on comissioned work for international clients.
Nina is also a co-founder of the Düsseldorf street collective “dorfcollective” (Link). Currently Nina is a sought-after judge for various awards.
She is based in Germany, following her love for photogrpahy for more than 20 years.
REFERENCES
Havard Business Review, FUJIFILM, WhiteWall, Private Palace Hotels, Stills, instax, DxO Labs, Arch Daily, Photographize, fotoschule fotocommunity, Fubiz
LICENSING
Please contact me directly | licensed on stills.com 
Exhibitions
(2022-2025 only)
2025
VENICE PHOTO LAB | Venice/Italy
SOLO Exhibition
October 10th – 24th 2025
SONY WORLD HOTOGRAPHY AWARDS | Sommerset House, London/UK
Group Exhibition
April 17th – May 5th 2025
URBAN ECHOES | OLG Düsseldorf/Germany
Group Exhibition Dorfcollective
OLG Düsseldorf
February 6th – June 2025
B&W Captures 2025 | The Artist Gallery, Los Angeles/USA
Group Exhibition
The Artist Gallery (TAG), 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036
January 18th-31th, 2025
2024
Teheran Street Photo Festival 2024 | Momayez Gallery, Teheran,/Iran
Group Exhibition, Streetphotography Foundation
Iranshar St, Honarmandan Park, Iranian Artist Forum
December 13th -23rd, 2024
TREVISO Photographic Festival 2024 | Luigi Bailo Museo , Treviso/Italy
Solo Exhibition (Watch video here)
Sept. 5th – Sept. 24th, 2024
A global Street Photography Exhibition – Women in Street 2024 | Objects Centre of Photography & Film, Singapore
Group Exhibition
May 30th- July 15nd, 2024
BSPF – Brussels Street Photography Festival 2024 | Brussels, Belgium
Group Exhibition, “Series”
May 30th- June 16nd, 2024
Dorfcollective | Düsseldorf, Germany
nebn Gallery
Group Exhibition, May 4th – June 14th, 2024
WOMENSTREETPHOTOGRAPHERS | ArtspacePS109 Gallery, New York City, USA
Group Exhibition
April 12th-29th, 2024
2023
7SPACES | Hamburg, Germany
Group Exhibition
December 15th – December 17th, 2023
Paris Photo Prize | Paris, France
Group Exhibition
November 6th – November 12th, 2023
TONES | London, UK
Group Exhibition
Yield Gallery
October 14th – October 15th, 2023
Trieste Photo Days | Trieste, Italy
Urban Photo Awards Group Exhibition
October 2023 – tba.
German Street Photography Festival | Hamburg, Germany
Group Exhibition “Wandel/Change”
September 21st – September 24th, 2023
Gothenburg Street Photography Festival | Gothenburg, Sweden
Group Exhibition 2023
September 8th – September 10th, 2023
Bukit Mertajam Arts and Culture Festival 2023 | Bukit, Malaysia
Womenstreetphotographers Group Exhibition
September 2023
Kuala Lumpur Photo Festival 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Womenstreetphotographers Group Exhibition
August 18th – August 20th, 2023
AURA – The International Photography Exhibition | Kolkata, India
Arts Acre (Action Area III)
Group Exhibition
June 16th – June 18th, 2023
Women Streetphotographers Annual Exhibition 2023 | New York City, USA
Artspace PS109 Gallery
Group Exhibition
April 14th – April 30th, 2023
Women Streetphotographers 2023 | Virtual Exhibition
Group Exhibition
February 15th – April 10th, 2023
Womenstreetphotographers 2023 | Virtual Exhibition
Group Exhibition
February 15th – April 10th, 2023
2022
Hanseviertel 2022 | Hamburg, Germany
Minimal Group Exhibition
November 6th – November 20th, 2022
Indian Photo Fest 2022 | Hyberdad, India
Womenstreetphotographers Group Exhibition
November 18th – December 19th, 2022
Photopia Photo Fair 2022 | Hamburg, Germany
1st Place Minimal, ShareyourVision Contest
Group Exhibition, October 13th – October 16th, 2022
Publications
(2021-2024 excerpt)
2025 | Cover & 15-page Venice Photo Essay in FUJILOVE Magazine Issue 111, 06.2025 (Link)
2025 | X-Story on FUJIFILM: Streetfotografie – Zwischen Klischee und Kreativität, 06.2025 (Link)
2025 | Guest @ Unposed Podcast 04.2025 (german only | WebsiteLink | SpotifyLink)
2025 | Guest @ Pixelpeeper Podcast 03.2025 (german only | WebsiteLink | SpotifyLink)
2025 | Article “Urban Symmetry” at Aesthetica Magazine (Link)
2025 | Cooperation with WhiteWall, Image Publication for various magazine advertisement, January 2025
2025 | X-Story on FUJIFILM: Narrative Structures: Architecturephotography with Nina Papiorek (Links: german | english)
2024 | Image Publication in Robb Report Luxury Print Magazine / Singapore, November 2024 (Link)
2024 | 15-page article in FUJILOVE Mag No. 103, October 2024 (Link)
2024 | Article on ShotKit.com, September 2024 (Link)
2024 | Article and Portfolio at COOPH, July 2024 (Link)
2024 | Cooperation with DXOLabs, Image Publication for the product “Nik Collection Silver Efex”, May 2024 (Link)
2024 | Winner’s Book Black&White Spider Awards 2024 Professional Edition (Link)
2024 | Cooperation with WhiteWall, B&W Image Publication for various magazine advertisement, April 2024
2024 | Portfolio, Berlin Tip Magazine, Issue April 2024 (Link)
2024 | 10-page-portfolio in SCHWARZWEISS Magazine, Tecklenborg Verlag/Germany, Issue #159, February/March 2024
2024 | 14-page-article and portfolio in FUJILOVE Magazine, “How to shoot minimalistic frames in a busy world”, Issue #95, February 2024
2024 | 6-page-portfolio in ACUMEN Magazine (Galerie Joseph Paris), Issue #42, January 2024 (Link)
2024 | Image publications in “Dutch Street Magazine”. Issue 08, January 2024 (Link)
2023 | 6-page-portfolio in ADVANTAGE Print Magazine (Embraer Magazine), VOL 21, December 2023 (Link)
2023 | Cover photo of “Soul of Street- The German Magazine for Streetphotography” Issue #49, October 2023 (Link)
2023 | 6-Page-Portfolio and Article in PHOTOGRAPHIZE MAGAZINE, Monochrome Issue #03, 08.2023 (Link)
2023 | Photo Publication in the Book “URBAN unveils the city and its secrets”, (Link)
2023 | Self-published Photobook “Akribie”, limited to 500 ex., SOLD OUT
2023 | Winners Book SPIDER AWARDS 2023 Professional, 06.2023 (Link)
2023 | Guest @ StreetLife Podcast, 06.2023 (Link)
2023 | Feature on edgeofhumanity.com, 05.2023 (Link)
2023 | Image publications in “Havard Business Review” Magazine, Print & Online (USA), Issue May-June 2023 (Link)
2023 | Cover and 8-page-Portfolio in “Schwarz-Weiss-Magazin”, Print (Germany), Issue 153, 04.2023 (Link)
2023 | Interview with LetKiss – The Unpretentious Magazine, 02.2023 (Link)
2023 | Photo Publication in “Schwarz-Weiss-Magazin”, Print (Germany), Issue 152, 02.2023, as part of the Spider Awards
2022 | Online Photo Curse “Streetphotography” at fotocommunity Fotoschule, 12.2022 (Link)
2022 | Photo Publication in “foto Magazin”, Print (Germany), Issue 12.2022, Architecture en detail
2022 | Interview on Interpubliq Magazine, May 2022 (Link)
2022 | Interview on 1x.com, 10.2022 (Link)
2022 | Book “Minimalism in Photography”, TeNeues Verlag/Germany, 08.2022, ISBN (DE): 978-3-96171-414-8 (Link)
2022 | Online Photo Curse “Faszination Minimalismus” at fotocommunity Fotoschule, 01.2022 (Link)
2021 | German Street Photography Magazine “Soul of Street”, Interview and Portfolio, Print, 09.2021 (Link)
2021 | Publications in BNW Minimalism Annual Yearbook 2020 (Link)
2021 | Interview on MPB.com, 08.2021 (Link)
2021 | Photography Masterclass, UK Print Magazine, Issue 101, 05.2021, Interview and Portfolio
2021 | Rosphoto, Russian Photo Magazine, 01.2021, Interview & Portfolio
2021 | EYE Photo Magazine, Print, Issue 01.2021, Portfolio
2021 | BNW Minimalism Magazine, Print, Issue 26, Portfolio
2021 | BNW Minimalism Magazine, Print, Issue 24, Photo Publication
AWARDS
(excerpt)
2025
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2025
Category Professional – Architecture – 3rd Place (Link)
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2025
Category Professional – Architecture – Nominee (Link)
SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2025
Open Competition – Street -Nominee (Link)
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2025
Category – Professional – Architecture – Nominee (Link)
Catgeory – Professinal – Open Theme – Nominee (Link)
2024
ND AWARDS 2024
Category – Professional – People – Streetphotography – 1st Place / GOLD Star Award (Link)
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2024
Category – Professional – Architecture – 3rd Place (Link)
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS 2024
Category – Travel – Official Selection
MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2024
Category – Street – 2nd Place (Link)
Category – Architecture – Honorable Mention (Link)
PX3 – Prix de la Photographie 2024
Category – Professional – Book – Monograph – GOLD (Link)
MONOVISIONS AWARDS 2024
GRAND PRIZE Black and White Photo of the Year 2024 (Singles) (Link)
Category – Architecture (Singles) – GOLD
Category – Street Photography (Series) – BRONZE
HASSELBLAD MASTERS
Category – Street&Urban – FINALIST
BSPF Brussels Street Photography Festival 2024
Audience Award – category Series (Link) & FINALIST Series
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2024
Category – Professional – Architecture – 2nd Place – Merit of Excellence (Link)
Category – Professional – Sport – Honorable Mention
Category – Professional – Abstract – Honorable Mention
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2024
Category – Professional -Streetphotography – GOLD (Link)
catgeroy – Professional – Architecture – SILVER (Link)
BNW MINIMALIST PHOTO PRIZE 2024
Finalist (Link)
STREETPHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION AWARDS 2024
Category – Single Image – Finalist / Jury’s Pick (Link)
2023
PISPA Paris Street Photo Awards 2023
Category – Contrasted (High Deep Shadows) – Bronze (Link)
Category – Urban&Minimalism (Series)- Honorable Mention (Link)
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2023
Category Professional – Abstract – GOLD / Outstanding Achievement (Link)
Category Professional – Silhouette – Honrable Mention (Link)
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS 2023
Category – People – Streetphotography – GOLD (Link)
Category – Book – Self Published – BRONZE
Category – Architecture – Abstract – Honorable Mention
MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023
Category – Street – Professional -Honorable Mention (Link)
Category – Architecture – Professional – Honorable Mention (Link)
GSPF GOTHEBORG STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2023
Category – Black&White – 2 x Finalist (Link)
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO AWARDS 2023
Category – Professional – Architecture – Series – GOLD
Grand Winner Category Architecture (Link)
MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023
Category – Architecture – Honorable Mention (Link)
Category – Street – Honorable Mention (Link)
Category – Open – Honorable Mention (Link)
PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2023
Category – Professional – Special / Streetphotography – GOLD (Link)
Category – Professional – Special – 2nd Place Category Winner (Link)
Category – Professional -FineArt- Architecture – BRONZE (Link)
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2023
Category – Professional – Architecture – Outstanding Achievement / 1st Place (Link)
FAPA FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023
Category – Professional – Street- 2nd Place (Link)
Category- Professional – Architecture – Nomination (Link)
WMPO World Masters of Photography Awards 2023
Category – Street Photography -WMPO Trophy Gold / 1st Place (Link)
2022
PISPA Paris Street Photography Awards 2022
Categrory Urban & Minimalism – Series – Special Mention, Grand Prize Winner / Gold Medal (Link)
NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2022
Architecture – Buildings – Honorable Mention Award (Link)
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022
Professional – Architecture – Bridges – BRONZE
BLACK&WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2022
Professional – Aerial – 1st Prize (Link)
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2022
Professional – Architecture – Honorable Mention
FINE ART PHOTO AWARDS 2022
Professional – Street Photography – 3rd Place
Professional – Aerial – Honorable Mention
Professional – Architecture – Honorable Mention
Professional – Street – Honorable Mention
PX3 – PRIX DE LA PAHOTOGRAPHIE 2022
Professional – Special / Street Photography – BRONZE
RE-FOCUS ONE SHOT AWARDS 2022
Professional – Aerial – Honorable Mention
Professional – Architecture – Nominee
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS 2022
Professional – Architecture – Other – 3rd Place
Professional – People – Street – Honorable Mention
Professional – Fine Art – Minimal – Minimalism – Honorable Mention
SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS 2022
Architecture – Urban Spaces – Remarkable Artwork (Link)
2021
URBAN PHOTO AWARDS 2021
Streets – Shortlist/Selected
MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2021
Professional – Architecture – Honorable Mention
PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE 2021
Professional – Architecture – Buildings – SILVER
Professional – Nature – Trees – BRONZE
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS 2021
Professional – Architecture – Other – 3rd Place
Professional – Fine Art – Minimal – Honorable Mention
Professional – Nature – Trees – Honorable Mention
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2021
Professional – Fine Art – 3rd Place
TIFA TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS 2021
Professional – Nature – Trees – GOLD
HASSELBLAD MASTERS
Category – Architecture -FINALIST
Category – URBAN/STREET – FINALIST
Representations
(actual)
