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Illegal raves Berlin during COVID-19 pandemic for STERN MAGAZINE

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Young people are seen dancing a...rlin, Germany, August 02, 2020.

Young people are seen dancing at an illegal underground rave in a forest on the outskirts of Berlin during the Covid-19 pandemic. Berlin, Germany, August 02, 2020.

Thorsten (not his real name), 3...rlin, Germany, August 01, 2020.

Thorsten (not his real name), 30, organises illegal underground raves in Berlin's Hasenheide park. Berlin, Germany, August 01, 2020.

The police is patrolling at Has...rlin, Germany, August 01, 2020.

The police is patrolling at Hasenheide park, where many illegal underground raves were organised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Berlin, Germany, August 01, 2020.

Young people are seen dancing at an illegal underground rave in a forest on the outskirts of Berlin during the Covid-19 pandemic. Berlin, Germany, August 02, 2020.

Pamela Schobeß, 46, c...rlin, Germany, August 02, 2020.

Pamela Schobeß, 46, chairperson of the Berlin Club Commission, portrayed inside her nightclub Gretchen. Berlin, Germany, August 02, 2020.

People are seen gathering for a... Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2020.

People are seen gathering for a demonstration to save Berlin's club culture at the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg. The demontration ban, which had been established due to the coronavirus health crisis, was lifted the day before the water demonstration took place. Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2020.

Print publication, August 2020

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Illegal raves Berlin during COVID-19 pandemic for STERN MAGAZINE

Copyright Nadja Wohlleben 2024

Updated Jan 2021

Location Berlin, Germany

Topics Berlin, Corona, Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Pandemic, Pandemics, Party, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Rave, Youth

Illegal Raves in Berlin during the Covid-19 pandemic
Commissioned by STERN MAGAZINE in August 2020

Despite the governments ban on big gatherings and the police's best efforts to control the situation, young people in Germany's capital, that is known for its notorious parties, found ways to organise and execute illegal raves, with hundreds or at times even thousands of people attending.

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