Hemp Hub – Maren Krings Photography

H is for HEMP Featured in What Makes a Photobook Sustainable?

Shivaji Park, Mumbai, India In anticipation of the October launch of the India edition of What Makes a Photobook Sustainable? Editions JOJO and the Sustainable Photobook Publishing (SPP) network have brought together a browsable selection of featured photobooks. I am pleased that H is for HEMP is among the books included in this selection, bringing its exploration of hemp […]

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H is for HEMP now available in US bookstore

For all hemp enthusiasts in the USA – this is very exciting news for you! The Salmon Rare Books Store Company in 607 Boylston Street, in Copley Square Boston, MA 02116 has picked up the some of the remaining copies of the limited edition of H is for HEMP book. For those who are more

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On the Move in Pakistan with Saira Zahid; A rebel at the Intersection of Peace, Climate Justice & Gender Equity

The last Gaia Gossip episode is out! You can find it on YouTube. Saira Zahid: A Rebel at the Intersection of Peace, Climate Justice & Gender Equity in PakistanNew Episode of Gaia Gossip – On the Move In this powerful episode, Gaia Gossip: On the Move journeys to Pakistan, where host Maren Krings meets Syra

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Interview between Lampoon Magazine and Maren Krings

10th of May 2025 Italian Lampoon Magazine conducted an interview with Maren on her book H is for HEMP. Here you can read the full article.

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A collaborative production with TNI – Voces del Rif sobre el Cannabis

25 April 2025 In collaboration with Pien Metaal, from the Amsterdam TNI, Spanish journalist Blanca Diego and German Climate Impact Storyteller Maren Krings, this piece came together during several weeks of research, production and many interviews in the Rif mountains of Morocco. With the O-tone in Spanish, the audio-visual production has subtitles in English as

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CannaReporter Interview: “Hemp gave me answers to everything”

11th of April 2025 My dear friend and colleague Margarita Cardoso De Menes, from Portugal, took out three moments spread over the time of 3 years, to produce this beautiful long-read with me. From the making, to publishing, to taking on and letting go a leading role within the hemp-industry, Margarita went deep and asked

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PhMuseum’s Incomplete Guide To Ecological Thinking

10 April 2025 The PhMuseum published the 2nd article of its editorial series in collaboration with MPB, Europe’s top camera reseller. The article examines photography dissemination in search of strategies to minimize its environmental impact. In conversation with curators, publishers, artists, designers, and researchers, PhMuseum assessed how ecologically-rooted methodologies can help imagine new curatorial procedures, opening

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Hemp Biocomposites: A Game-Changer for Sustainable Manufacturing

02-27-2025 Since one year I have been writing a monthly hemp & sustainability blog for Pure Hemp. Check out the latest article on biocomposites and hemp skis.

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His for HEMP – Newsletter for March is out

Ahoj, my dear friends of the Planet, the Arts, and a Greener Future! I am excited to share with you a glimpse into the multiverses I had the privilege to participate in and experience this month. It was emotional, breathtaking, surprising, and heartfelt, to say the least. In a nutshell, here are the topics you

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United Nation’s 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria

My recent days have been marked by extensive discussions, calls, and group assessments of the proceedings at the United Nations over the past weeks. Each interaction has underscored the profound impact I took away from both my attendances at last year’s United Nations 66th, as well as this year’s 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN-CND).

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ART&SCIENCE Intervention in Marrakesh, Morocco

03-26-2024 The 2nd stop of the Travel Exhibition “H is for HEMP – A Green Extravaganza” will take place at the 18th International Society of Ethnobiology* Congress (ISE Congress 2024) in Marrakesh, Morocco from the 18th – 22nd of May, 2024. Here is a detailed description of the session, with more information under the Travel

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Podcast Fotobuch-Talk. Thema Nachhaltigkeit. Frankfurter Buchmesse

02-32-2024 Andy Scholz and Martin Rosner talked with Maren about how sustainability can be of consideration in the book publishing world, especially the photography book world. The talk happened back in October 2023, on the booth of the German photo-book price. The featured talk with a great political commentary is now available on Spottify

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Travel Exhibition – A GREEN ART EXTRAVAGANZA

03-09-2024 OPENING / VERNISSAGE | 09.03.2024 | H 6.30 PM CLOSING / FINISSAGE | 05.04.2024 | H 7.00 PM FONDERIA 20.9 | VERONA “H is for Hemp, A Green Art Extravaganza” is the first chapter of a traveling exhibition that aims to minimize and document the environmental impact associated with the production of an art

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Crowdfunding for the film UKRAINE – Chance for a Green Recovery

02-24-2024 Today marks 2 years of the cruel Russian war on Ukraine! Last year, in August of 2023, I went to Ukraine to document the efforts of the local hemp industry to build up a circular model of rebuilding Ukraine with hemp-lime, ecological building materials. So far the film has only been able to be

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Review of Cultiva Congress 2023 – Panel Discussion

02-20-2024 Cultiva Expo in Vienna is one of the oldest cannabis Expos in Austria for sure, but also in Europe. Last year I was honoured to be participating for the second time. After presenting H is for HEMP in 2022, I had the honor to share the stage with EIHA representative Francesco Mirizzi and the

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Modern Hemp in Slovakia, SK

12-10-2023 In November 2023 I was asked to join the Slovakian Hemp Symposium in Košice as keynote speaker. The wonderful thing about attending hemp events is getting to know so many inspiring professionals from the industry. Thank you to Silvia Vodalova and Richard Marko for the invitation and to Miloslava Hriadeľová for this great review

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La “C” es por cáñamo, Cannabis Magazine, ESP

An interview with Ana Rodriguez, curator at the Barcelona Hash Hemp and Marihuana Museum, a space where history, science and contemporary hemp industry development meet in a fascinating artistic environment. Read the whole article here.

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Book Presentation at SALEWA Headquarter in Bolzano, IT

10-24-2023 We invite you to join us for the book presentation: “Around the World with Hemp”, by Maren Krings, photographer, author & climate impact storyteller. on 10th November 2023, starting at 14.00CET, at Salewa World, 1st floor Waltraud Gebert Deeg Str. 4, 39100 Bolzano – Italy At 16:00 drinks and tour of the exhibition Alpenhanf360°

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KonopERA conference on the 21st. October in Košice, SK

10-20-2023 I am looking forward to delivering the keynote for the Slovakian hemp network of Slovenská Konopárska Asociácia, which will host the KonopERA event this Saturday 21. October at Double Tree by Hilton. Tickets at a discounted price can be bought until today at https://hempska.org/konoparske-konferencie/

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Hemp Club in Prague, (CZ)

10-13-2023 My next stop on this book tour is Prague, for the Hemp & Industry conference from 16th to the 18th of October. I am honored to join a long list of international speakers and be on the panel moderated by Matt Prokop, founder of Hemp The Climate, discussion Hemp’s contribution to climate mitigation, bio

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Festival Recommendation for “Sustainability”

Presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair 23´of H is for Hemp at 3:00 p.m. in hall 3.1 Stand J 109.
Festival Recommendation for Sustainability of the German Photo Book Award.

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Re-Start of the Book Tour H is for HEMP

09-26-2023 In less than two weeks I will embark on my next book tour with H is for Hemp. The first stop will be in Vienna at the CULTIVA hemp expo. For those attending or interested, the expo will start on Friday the 6th of October until Sunday the 8th. I am honoured to be speaking

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SILVER @ LATIN AMERICAN DESIGN AWARDS 2023

09-01-2023 “H IS FOR HEMP” wins SILVER MEDAL (EDITORIAL / COMPLETE BOOK category) at the ⚡⚡⚡ LATIN AMERICAN DESIGN AWARDS 2023 ⚡⚡⚡ I want to thank my entire book team for their hard work over years – months – weeks – bringing this book to the finishing line! Paulien Bakker – Storydoctor Ricardo Baèz –

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From Poland to Bristol – third exhibition of the Sustainable Photobook by SPP, UK

08-29-2023 From 7 – 8 October 2023 you will have another chance to visit the SPP exhibition on “Sustainable Books”. This time it will be in Bristol, UK – Books On Photography / BOP-23 – Paintworks Event Space. For more details visit the website!

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PUBLICATIONS

The November issue of Rotary Magazine contained a photo story about Marens recent trip to Ukraine, to investigate if a green rebuilding of nations after war and natural disaster is a possibility.

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Online Article in Franz Magazine, IT

Interview with fashionista, moderator and fashion revolution Italy advocate, Susanne Barta in Bolzano Italy

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Radio Feature – RAI Südtirol, Forum Zukunft, (IT)

05-09-2023 Moderator Susanne Barta invited Valentine Troi, Werner Schönthaler and Maren Krings for a 50 minute radio feature for the format `FORUM ZUKUNFT´, to Bolzano. It was great fun and certainly another experience on the horizon of Climate Communication based on hemp! Thank you Susanne for the lovely day and invitation! And for all those

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The Sustainable Photobook – Exhibition, Derby – UK

Format23 Photography Festival is taking place NOW until 9th of April in Derby, UK. This reading room seeks to engage photobook makers and consumers in an urgent discussion about sustainability. How are we making books? How are we distributing books? How can we make responsible choices as a consumer? An integral part of the reading

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Media coverage by Northeimer Neueste Nachrichten, DE

02-01-2023 Unternehmen aus dem Landkreis Northeim produziert nachhaltiges Papier . . . read further in the pdf.

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STEAMhouse and Materials Club are Hosting an Artist Talk TONIGHT, UK

11-16-2022 This will be my last event on the 2022 Book Tour for H is for HEMP (presumably) and I am very excited to engage in an Artist Talk with UK photographer Clare Hewitt and Sarah King from STEAMhouse for Materials Club TONIGHT, Wednesday 16th November, at 6pm (19.00 CET), online via Zoom – The link to

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Nachhaltigkeitstage an der Hochschule Niederrhein, DE

10-10-2022 I am honored to be asked to open the 4th day of the sustainability days at the Hochschule Niederrhein with a keynote on hemp in the textile space with a special focus on circular economy. The lecture will be 40 minutes and delivered in English. For more information please visit the website.

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BIO Biolife loves Hanf – IT

11-05-2022 by Maren Krings Fiera Bolzano presented a whole segment on hemp as part of Biolife 2022. It was an honor to present a keynote and moderate a panel discussion with hemp experts. Valentine Troi (Arge Alp and circular economy for Standortagentur Tirol), Michael Halbfurter (hemp farmer from East Tyrol), Christine Ladstädter (hemp and sustainability

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CSR Kongress – Osnabrück, DE

11-03-2022 DE- Zum Thema Bildsprache in der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation durfte ich gemeinsam mit Carel Mohn von Klimafakten.de für die Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt in Osnabrück zum CSR Kommunikation Kongress vortragen. ENG- Together with Carel Mohn from Klimafakten.de, I was invited to speak on the topic of visual language in sustainability communication for the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German

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Reinhören in den PantyReasons Podcast von Dr. Andreas Leitz, DE

11-01-2022 We had the curious pleasure to record this podcast on 2000 meters altitude straight from the French Alps from a sheep farm in Valjouffrey. This part actually got us sidetracked from hemp for a moment – refocusing and framing it all into the global socio- ecological crisis! I am grateful to Andreas for producing

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H is for Hemp is coming to the Azores (PT)

10-30-2022 The Portuguese Hemp Association invited me to speak at the Cannazores, the second format of an industrial hemp conference on the Azores. The Portuguese Islands, with a uniquely isolated geography are now starting to integrate hemp growing into their agenda of preserving the rare biodiversity and ecology on the islands. My keynote was delivered

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Hemp Book in the Museum Library of Dursun Ali Inan Muzesi in Uzungöl, TR

10-27-2022 A great surprise and amazing experience offered itself, when taking a trip to Trabzon with professor Aytaç and Ayan from the Ondokuz Mayis University. Despite a late night arrival in Uzungöl, we were still toured through the amazing Dursun Ali Inan Museum by the owner and maker himself. The museum hosts an incredible number

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Exhibition and a Hemp Book for the Ondokuz Mayis University Library, TR

10-26-2022 Embedded in the three day Cooperation for Climate and Green Deal Symposium, several works from the Travel Exhibition of H is for Hemp were brought to the University Campus of Ondokuz Mayis University. The works are enhanced by the audio installations, which were produced for the permanent exhibition in the Amsterdam Hash, Marijuana and

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Cooperation For Climate and Green Deal Symposium, TR

10-24-2022 The invitation already came a year earlier, while still finishing the last chapters of the book H is for Hemp. Professor Aytaç from the Hemp Institute at Ondukuz Mayis University in Samsun connected the dots and knew that I had a whole chapter in the book framing how modern hemp industries could be used

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H is for Hemp at the “cult” Expo – Cultiva in Vienna (AT)

10-08-2022 After a change in location and organization the cult cannabis expo CULTIVA was back on from 7th till 9th of October in Vienna. This time it took place in the Marx Halle a more central location easily reached with public transportation. On the second trade fair day, H is for Hemp got a space

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A Case Study by SPP Networks (UK)

09-28-2022 The SPP Network reached out with some in-depth questions regarding the ideas behind H is for HEMP in regards to sustainable photo-book publishing. Read the full article under this link.

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Book Presentation at the CB Expo in Zurich, CH

11-09-2022 On September 11th Maren presented her book under the topic of: Industrial Hemp as a Key Player in minimizing the Climate Crisis, on the Education Sage in Zürich. The event location of StageOne was a great setting to enhance the network as well as meet old partners from the first hour of working on

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Guest Lecture for ISSP Latvia on “Socially Engaged Art & Hemp”, LV

28-07-2022 With much joy did I follow the invitation of the ISSP Latvia, to be one of the guest lecturers during the “Summer School of Socially Engaged Art & Activism 2022”. The Summer School of Socially Engaged Ar & Activism was a week-long gathering for artists, activists, culture workers and creatives of various disciplines interested

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The First Book Printed – in the Digital Era- On Hemp Paper

H IS FOR HEMP BY MAREN KRINGS. Industrial hemp has seen a steady rediscovery in past decades. Are we experiencing a breakthrough moment for this extremely versatile and sustainable crop? It needs little water, no pesticides, yet absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide during growth, provides housing, medicine, textiles and jobs. Can hemp contribute to a system reset? German photographer and

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Book presentation (online) for Nutzhanf Netzwerk e.V.(DE)

22-07-2022 This event will be delivered in German! Online-Buchvorstellung “H is for Hemp” Am Freitag, den 22.07.2022, um 19:00 Uhr veranstaltet der Nutzhanf-Netzwerk e.V. eine virtuelle Buchvorstellung mit der Fotografin und Buchautorin Maren Krings. Maren wird einen Überblick auf verschiedene Reisestationen ihres Buches “H is for Hemp” präsentieren. Über sechs Jahre lang war sie für

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Book Tour back on – Hamcan in Hamburg (DE)

10-07-2022 It was the inaugural cannabis expo Hamcan in Hamburg over the weekend of the 9th-10th of July. With much support from the international cannabis community it became an interesting event, which dedicated in full to the topics of medical cannabis, cannabis legalization in Germany, CBD and also hemp sustainability. International leading cannabis experts such

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The Lunchtime Webbonars (UK)

01-07-2022 CEO Rob Webbon of sportswear brand Presca created a webinar series in June 2022 to inform through casual chats with a selection of inspirational people from the Presca network and world of sustainability. Listening in will give insight into topics of endurance sports, to the industry supply chain, to the environment and why we

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FILM (DE,EN,ES,FR)

The Hemp Project Teaser 2020

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CUNY Law School Guest Lecture on hemp (USA)

09-06-2022 Following Maren’s visit of CUNY, the City University of New York Law School, she was invited to participate as Guest Lecturer in the CLE class of CUNY Law School Alumni, to present H is for HEMP in a the given context of how industrial hemp is used other then marijuana. A farming of the

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Moving hemp forward with Mandi Kerr & Maren Krings (USA)

05-31-2022 A one hour recorded webinar with Mandi Kerr from the Global Hemp Association (USA). In a conversationMandi and Maren explore the different findings and discoveries of `H is for HEMP´. Watch the recording here.

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