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Franziska Link

Franziska Link

Song of the Sikkerei

The Sikkerei, the shamans of the Mentawaii in Indonesia, know plants that heal, dreams that guide, spirits that protect. Their wisdom is woven into their lives. For them, the “song” is the living spirit of a person, the part that moves and breathes.

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World Photo Annual

2025

Honorable Mention

Portrait

Professional

Song of the Sikkerei

The Sikkerei, the shamans of the Mentawaii in Indonesia, know plants that heal, dreams that guide, spirits that protect. Their wisdom is woven into their lives. For them, the “song” is the living spirit of a person, the part that moves and breathes.

About Artist

Franziska Link

Franziska Link is a cinematographer and visual artist whose lens is guided by the rhythm of nature and the strength of the human spirit. Fearless in her pursuit of rare perspectives, she transforms remote landscapes and extraordinary experiences into cinematic stories that are felt - images and films that resonate deeply long after they are seen. Her passion for the ocean has led her into the physical and spiritual depths of freediving, the power and purity of surfing, and the vastness of sailing across open seas. Drawn by the romance of the unusual, her work distils the raw emotions of each moment, inspiring audiences to challenge their own boundaries. For her, nature is the canvas, and the human spirit drives the narrative. One of the rare few to launch a paraglider from Mount Kilimanjaro’s 6,000‑meter summit, she fearlessly crafts cinematic stories infused with an inspiring edge.

Franziska Link

Photographic Areas of Focus

Film/Analog, People, Photojournalism, Travel, Underwater

Location

Australia

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