Germany’s Achtung Magazine Isn’t Afraid of the Dark

BRING ON THE NIGHT: Achtung, everyone: Germany isn’t such a terrifying place, despite the country’s immigration challenges, violent attacks over the past few years and the fear, felt by many, that the country is no longer safe, especially at night. In the latest issue of Achtung, Markus Ebner, founder and creative director of the Berlin-based title, portrays his native country as an ethnically diverse — and fundamentally joyful — place to be. The indie title’s 37th issue is called Gute Nacht!, which means good night, and it features a series of fashion shots, taken at night, in cities associated with violence, terrorist attacks and fear. Ebner said he was responding to “out-of-proportion” media reports and wanted to quell people’s fears. “With fashion, you can normalize things,” he said, adding he hopes that people will get the message that Germany is diverse, open, tolerant and safe. He calls the magazine, “an urgent visual manifestation of freedom and equality in our country.” Achtung’s cover.  Courtesy The images show models eating, drinking and hanging out at places including the Cologne train station, scene of an attack and hostage-taking in October and where, on New Year’s eve in 2015, several hundred women were sexually harassed by immigrants. There are photos in Nuremberg,

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