De Zilveren Camera (nomination)
February 2026
My picture of the heavily wounded Malick (17) was nominated for the 2026 edition of the Zilveren Camera, the most important photojournalism prize in The Netherlands. The photo is part of the Zilveren Camera exhibition, which will tour through The Netherlands throughout 2026. Click here to read more, on the Zilveren Camera website.
De Tegel (finalist)
May 2025
My story about a comedy festival in Juba was nominated for De Tegel, the most important journalism award in The Netherlands. Other nominees in the same category were Bram Vermeulen and Maryon van Royen (the winner of the award). To read the reportage story, click here. To learn more about the nomination, click here.
De Gouden Freelancer (finalist)
October 2024
My story about Kilkilu Ana, a comedy evening in Juba has been nominated for a Gouden Freelancer Award, a journalism award initiated by Bureau Wibaut. Read more about the award and the nomination on the website of Bureau Wibaut.
Lumix Festival for Visual Journalism (finalist)
July 2020
Our digital storytelling production 'Grit and Grass', created by Saskia Houttuin and Joost Bastmeijer, was a Finalist in the Digital Storytelling contest of the yearly Lumix Festival for Visual Journalism in Hanover. The production was created in Nigeria's Plateau State, for Dutch radio programme Bureau Buitenland (NPO Radio 1 / VPRO).
De Zilveren Camera (2nd Prize)
March 2020
Second Prize in Dutch Photjournalism Award 'De Zilveren Camera', 2019. About the winning photo: In March 2019, Hurricane Idai caused a lot of damage in central Mozambique, heavy rains caused major problems. Twenty-eight-year-old Isabel Daniel and her three children spent days on a roof before they were paid. Together with three hundred others, they survived by drinking rainwater. Learn more about the prize on the Zilveren Camera website.