Nanna Heitmann (b. 1994 in Ulm, Germany) is a documentary photographer who is currently based in Moscow, Russia. Her works often deal with issues of isolation – physical, social and spiritual – as well as the very nature of how people react to and interact with their environs. She has received awards that include the World Press Photo Award, the Olivier Rebbot Award and the Leica Oscar Barnack Newcomer Award as well as the Ian Parry Award of Achievement and has been listed on The 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch 2020. Heitmann’s work has been published by National Geographic, TIME Magazine, M Le Magazine du Monde, De Volkskrant, Stern Magazine and she has worked on assignments for outlets including The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post and Stern Magazine. Nanna is an associate member of Magnum Photos. Portrait (c) Magnum Collection

Tobias Rapp, born in 1971, studied philosophy and literature. He has worked at SPIEGEL since 2009, currently as a writer in the culture department. He lives in Berlin. Portrait by Marlena Waldthausen / DER SPIEGEL