Kristina Steiner. Photography.

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België
Oostduinkerke-Bad
Kristina Steiner. Photography.

Photographer, photojournalist, visual storyteller based in the north of Germany

10/04/2026

Morning routine : Stefan gets Dina ready in the morning. Cleaning and brushing is a calm start to the day for both of them before they head to the beach and go fishing.

07/02/2026

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Diese Bilder zeigen die Kraft des Wassers – und seine Gefährdung. Der Fotowettbewerb „Walk of Water“ präsentiert das Lebenselixier Wasser in spektakulären Bildern. Wir zeigen euch eine Auswahl. Mehr davon auf GEO.de ➟ Link in Bio.

06/02/2026

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The moment we all have been waiting for is finally here!

We just want to thank every single photographer that took the time to prepare and submit their photo story. In the end, we relived nearly 1,000 stories. And while it might sounds like a cliché, it meant the world to us.

Many more deserve to be awarded, but there’s only so many prizes.

And now without further ado…

Global Prize winners, sponsored by our amazing friends over at the European Imaging Group: | | | |

🥇1st Prize: Kristina Steiner: Man, horse and shrimp | Belgium | .photography
🥈2nd Prize: Ricardo Funari: Between Dust and Deluge: Women on Brazil’s Water Frontlines | | Brazil |
🥉3rd Prize: Michele Martinelli: Cuore Labronico | Italy |

Global Merit prize winners:
Slava Lyu-fa: So That People Don’t Forget People | Russia |
Solmaz Daryani: The Eyes of Earth | Iran |
Adam Sébire: Water, water, every where, not any drop to drink | Greenland |
Paula Guardián: Broad channel: beyond the water | US |
Jaime Gomez: Haenyeo: Women of a Distant Ocean | South Korea |
Javier Arcenillas: Drought | Jordan |
Euan Wallace: Guna Yala: The Sinking Islands | Panama |

Global Youth Prize Winners, sponsored by the incredible
🥇1st Prize: Gastón Zilberman: Qotzuñi: People of the Lake | Bolivia |
🥈2nd Prize: Shefali Rafiq: “I’ve kept my books”: How a deepening water crisis is pushing India’s girls out of school | India |

Huge congratulations to all the winners!

And lastly a big thank you to our friends at picter for their amazing support over the years.

There will be several news outlets covering the winners, so if you see a story out there in the wild, do share it and tag us.

We also cannot wait to exhibit these amazing photo stories at exhibitions all over the world.

That’s it from us. See you all at the Walk of Water 2026. We hope you have a good life until then🥰

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23/01/2026

Shrimp are cooked in a huge traditional cooking pot heated with wood.

15/01/2026

After they arrive back at the farm, Stefaan unsaddles his horse. The saddlery is handmade and adjusted for each horse.

10/12/2025

Oostduinkerke Strand, Belgium. The North Sea hosts a rich biodiversity. Over 2000 species of animals and plants live in Belgium’s part of the North Sea, which is the biggest nature reserve in Belgium. As consequence of climate change the sea level of the North Sea will rise up to one meter. This signifies that Belgium’s coast will be flooded and will be uninhabitable.

07/12/2025

The catch is cleaned of bycatch, which is then returned to the sea. A 2015 study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin found around 63% of grey North Sea shrimp tested contained microplastic fibres.

05/12/2025

Stefan and his experienced cold-blooded horse Dina make their way through the North Sea in East Dunkirk, which is churned up by autumn storms. In autumn, the wind and waves become so strong that the fishers have to take a winter hreak until the following spring. When the north wind becomes too strong and the water presses against the beach, the fishers do not go out.

My story of the fishermen on horseback in Belgium is now published in Oceanographic Magazine issue 45. Text by Fabian von Poser.

02/12/2025

For centuries, fishermen have been catching shrimp in the North Sea with horse and trawl net. For generations, man and animal have braved wind, weather and rough seas. The tradition was once widespread along the entire coast: in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Great Britain. In Koksijde near Ostend, horse fishing has been documented since 1502. Today, it is the only place in the world where shrimps are still caught by horse. The craft has been declared Unesco intangible world heritage since 2013. This centuries old tradition gives the community a collective identification and plays a central role in social and cultural events.

The story of the fishermen on horseback in Belgium, which I photographed, is now published in Oceanographic Magazine issue 45. Text by Fabian von Poser. Rob, thank you so much for the great collaboration!

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