Munich
I Thought Oktoberfest Would Suck, But Then I Remembered I’m a Trash Person
In theory I should have hated everything about the world’s largest beer festival, but somehow I thrived.
The Way I See It | Lorenz Holder's Hyperreal Snowboard & Skate Photography
This German snapper criss-crosses the globe shooting action sports - here he shares his all-time favourite photos
The Party Where Strangers Bang With Bags Over Their Heads
Welcome to the Fickstutenmarkt, a.k.a. the Horse Fair.
A Tour of the Controversial Club for Super-Rich Men, Where Women Can't Talk
At Munich's Contenance Club, extravagance is key, and an annual membership costs up to about $1.3 million.
Lust, Gluttony and Greed: Photos of the Seven Deadly Sins at this Year's Oktoberfest
"On the first day, I photographed someone who punched me in the face."
This Photographer Captured People’s Faces the Moment They Orgasm
Alina Oswald's portraits of friends and strangers climaxing are safe for work, believe it or not.
A German town built a barrier taller than the Berlin Wall to separate locals from refugees
In a suburb of Munich, some locals have come up with their own solution to the flow of migrants into Germany: erecting a 300-foot long, 13-foot tall stone partition.
Why I Went to Oktoberfest and Only Ate Fish
When you think of Oktoberfest, you probably think of bratwurst washed down with bladder-weakening steins of beer, but in Munich, things are very different.
Oktoberfest's History of Sexual Assault and Violence
Germany's celebrated weeks-long annual cultural festival and beer-drinking event has a dark side.
Why Oktoberfest's Turnout This Year Is Half of What It Used to Be
If attendance doesn’t pick up over the rest of the festival, it will mark the second year that turnout is down, in part thanks to geopolitical instability.
This Beer Maid Will Work Oktoberfest Until She Dies
Every year, photographer Sonja Herpich puts down the camera and dons a dirndl for Oktoberfest, spending 16-hour days hauling pints to rowdy tables of beer-starved revelers in Munich.
Scientists Recreated One of Our Deadliest Plagues to Understand Its Evolution
The bacterium behind the Black Death and Justinian's Plague comes back to life.