Media Group

Coordinating and supporting Journalists globally

Vista Network is a global collective of young journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and researchers reporting from the world’s overlooked frontiers. With members across Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, we produce rigorous, independent journalism from conflict zones, environmental frontiers, and underreported regions.

We share knowledge, contacts, security expertise, and editorial support to strengthen each other’s work, prioritizing collaboration over competition.

Our mission is to bring nuanced, human-centered reporting to global audiences and build the next generation of field reporters able to work where others cannot — or will not.

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We operate free from political, commercial, and institutional influence. Our journalism is grounded in evidence, transparency, and ethical reporting — not agendas. We pursue stories because they matter, not because they are convenient or profitable.

Independent

We collaborate rather than compete. Vista Network is built on mutual support — sharing knowledge, contacts, safety practices, editorial insight, and field experience. Our strength comes from trust, solidarity, and a belief that we advance farther together.

Collective

We report in person. Our work is grounded in proximity, direct observation, and time spent within the communities we cover. We prioritize firsthand sourcing and real-world presence — because journalism begins where the story is lived, not where it is watched from afar.

On-The-Ground

We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and responsibility. Our reporting is non-extractive and grounded in respect for the people and communities we work with. We prioritize informed consent, do no harm principles, and responsible risk practices — for sources, collaborators, and ourselves. We never sensationalize suffering, compromise safety for access, or trade accuracy for speed. Ethics is not a guideline for us — it is a discipline.

Ethical

We work across borders and perspectives. With members in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, our reporting reflects interconnected realities rather than isolated narratives. We follow stories across regions, collaborate internationally, and engage deeply with local context — because global issues cannot be understood through a single lens or from a single place.

Global

Reported from: Ukraine, Syria, Colombia, Iraq, Honduras, Turkey, Guatemala, Lebanon, Germany, El Salvador, United Kingdom, Mexico, Poland, Belize, Czech Republic, France, Nicaragua, Hungary, Spain,… and more!

the staff

Fritz Pinnow

Founder & Project Supervisor / Consultant

Fritz Pinnow is a German-Honduran investigative journalist, filmmaker, and photographer reporting from conflict zones, environmental frontiers, and the margins of state power across Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. His work focuses on illicit economies, violence, displacement, and the environment, and has appeared in international outlets including The Guardian, BBC, Reuters, and VICE.
With a background as a former ranger and trained paramedic, Fritz combines field reporting with operational experience in challenging and remote environments. He is also a certified HEAT instructor and safety adviser, supporting journalists and researchers working in high-risk settings. When required, he supervises field operations and coordinates projects end-to-end — from research and field logistics to risk management, production, and delivery.
Fritz is committed to collaborative, ethical, and ground-truth journalism, building bridges between local knowledge and global audiences while strengthening the next generation of field reporters.

Lucas Kontny

Lucas Fernando Kontny is a German-Brazilian documentary photographer whose work explores social and political conflicts as well as how life carries on around it. He develops long-term projects based on research, observation and close contact with the people he photographs. Moving between reportage and a more reflective, visual approach, he looks at how broader events shape everyday lives. Currently, he is working in Europe and the Middle East.

Project Coordination Middle East

Caspar Ermert

Caspar Ermert, is a photographer from Düsseldorf, Germany. His renowned work is focusing on humanitarian crises/issues, social change, and conflicts. His work spans across Germany, Poland, Colombia, the Northern Iraq, Northeast Syria, and Bosnia. Through his lens, he tells the stories of those living amidst crises and social change, giving them a voice. His images capture the essence of the human experience in challenging times, inspiring change and solidarity.

Project Coordination Ukraine

Alongside our core network, Vista works with a global community of emerging journalists, filmmakers, fixers, researchers, and field producers who share our commitment to rigorous, ethical, and on-the-ground reporting. These collaborators bring deep regional knowledge, language skills, and field experience from conflict zones, fragile environments, and under-reported regions across the world.
They join our projects as trusted partners — contributing local insight, frontline access, and specialist expertise. Many are early-career reporters building their portfolios through independent work in complex environments; others are fixers, editors, analysts, or security practitioners who help strengthen our field capacity.
Together, we form a flexible, field-driven ecosystem designed for modern conflict reporting: collaborative, cross-border, and grounded in the lived realities of the places we cover.