Katharina Hesse graduated in Chinese and Japanese studies from the Institut National des Langues et Civilizations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris. Hesse initially worked as an assistant for German TV (ZDF) and then freelanced for Newsweek from 1996 to 2002. In 2003 and 2004 she covered China for Getty’s news service. Her images have been featured in numerous publications such as Courrier International, Der Spiegel, D della Repubblica, EYEmazing, Glamour (Germany), IO Donna, Die Zeit, Marie-Claire, Neon, Newsweek, Stern, Time Asia, Vanity Fair (Italy & Germany). Katharina Hesse has lived and worked in Beijing, China for the last 16 years.
