Aaron Leithäuser is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Hamburg, Germany. He studied ‚Photojournalism and Documentary Photography‘ at University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hanover, Germany.
He is a member of: VG-Bildkunst; FREELENS e.V.; fotobus e.V.
Publications & Clients
Adesso SE; ARD; brand eins; Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung; chrismon; DER SPIEGEL; DIE ZEIT; Enercity AG; Elbphilharmonie Hamburg; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; FAZ Magazin; FUNKE Mediengruppe; manager magazin; NDR; OMR; Piper Verlag; Robb Report Germany; Sprengel Museum Hannover; Stadt Rüsselsheim; STERN; Swiss Life AG; SWR; WERTGARANTIE SE; ZEITmagazin; Zoo Hannover
Exhibitions & Awards
2026 »Wurzel« Ostkreuzschule Seminar Exhibition Tobias Kruse (Berlin, GER)
2026 Bachelor Exhibition Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography (Hanover, GER)
2025 Ute & Werner Mahler X Young Professionals »Gesichter & Räume« FREELENS Exhibition (Hamburg,GER)
2025 Nominee: Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2025
2025 Nominee: TruePicture Grant 2025
2025 »Beeing And Becoming« Hamburg Portfolio Review & FREELENS Exhibition (Arles,FR)
2024 »Zeigen was ist« Laif Foundation Exhibition (Hamburg,GER)
2024 »Young Professionals: FREELENS« Exhibition (Arles,FR)
2024 Nominee: TruePicture Grant 2024
2024 »Junge Fotografie der F.A.Z. im Presseclub« Exhibition (Frankfurt,GER)
2024 »Weitsichtweisen: FREELENS« Exhibition (Hanover,GER)
2023 Internship at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt,GER)
2023 »Identity, Courage, Love« Exhibition (Hanover,GER)
2023 »Vom Gewinnen und Verlieren« Exhibition (Hanover,GER)
+491731697169 info@aaronleithauser.com