The winning photos of the Zilveren Camera 2019
Wednesday 29 January 2020, 14:07 by Michelle Peeters | 5,639 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
The first, second and third prizes in the subcategories of the Zilveren Camera were announced on Thursday 23 January. All first-place winners are automatically nominated for the main prize, the Canon Zilveren Camera, and 10,000 euros, which will be awarded on 1 February.
The Zilveren Camera is the most prestigious prize for Dutch photographers, or photographers based in the Netherlands. Here are some of the winning photos that caught my attention.
Documentary category
The photo above on the left is by Marijn Fidder and is part of her project 'Stoute cellen'. The photo shows three-year-old Daley, who has been undergoing treatment for leukaemia for two years. He has to go to hospital every week and is receiving his 107th injection here.
He has now had 646 chemotherapy treatments and has been admitted 46 times, 31 of them in isolation and 14 as an emergency admission. He has travelled by ambulance five times and has already had 17 operations.
The photo above on the right is by Ruben Hamelink. Although the American Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, its scars are still visible in American society. Tens of thousands of Americans, known as Living Historians, currently recreate the war year after year in re-enactments.
This is mainly about glorifying the heroic soldier. No attention is paid to the darker side of slavery. As a counterpoint, the major slave revolt of 1811 was also recreated for the first time last year.
News category
The photo above on the left is by Olivier Middendorp. With his photo series about dead deer in the Oostvaardersplassen, he shows the situation in the Oostvaardersplassen.
The photo above on the right is by Kees van de Veen. His photo is about the farmers' protest in Groningen. When provincial executive Henk Staghouwer says he does not want to amend the new nitrogen rules, farmers blockade the provincial government building and try to get inside. This man was injured in the process.
The photo above on the left is by Robin van Lonkhuijsen. He photographed the aftermath of the shooting on a tram in Utrecht. On 18 March, four people were killed and six injured in Utrecht. The main suspect, Gökmen T., was arrested later that day after a manhunt. He is suspected of multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist motive.
The photo above on the right was taken by Siese Veenstra. He took the best news photo of 2019. The Groningen photographer came first in the national news category in the Zilveren Camera competition, with his photo of the farmers' protest in Stad.
As a result, Siese Veenstra was immediately nominated for the Canon Zilveren Camera. It will be awarded on 1 February.
The photo above on the left is by Remko de Waal. The photo is part of his series about the cargo ship Zoe. You can see the beach of Schiermonnikoog covered with items from the MSC Zoe.
The cargo ship lost 342 containers off the coast of the Wadden Islands. Thousands of kilos of cargo washed ashore. More than a hundred soldiers came to Schiermonnikoog to help clear up the mess.
The photo above on the right is by Eddy van Wessel. He was there when an exodus began in March 2019 from the last stronghold of Islamic State, Baghouz. The hard core of IS had entrenched itself in this small town on the border between Iraq and Syria, but was losing ground.
Around 60,000 residents, IS supporters and wounded fighters fled the violence and were taken to places including the Syrian camp of Al-Hol. The fate of the many children in this camp was Dutch and European news for months.
Art, Culture and Entertainment category
The photos above on the left are by Evert Elzinga. You can see influencers visiting the very first Instagram Experience in Amsterdam-Noord. Fifteen different rooms can be used to take selfies.
The photo above on the right is by Desiré van den Berg and is part of her series 'New Gen Drag'. The photo shows Amsterdam drag performers Brian and Diëgo, ChelseaBoy and DarcValac, who describe their drag personae as 'non-binary'.
ChelseaBoy and DarcValac are well-known names in the Dutch drag scene and perform regularly. They regularly face intimidation and aggression from people who do not understand their art form.
The photo above on the left is by Kees van de Veen. It shows eight Poaskearls, eight Catholic, single men who also have no plans to marry in the next four years. They vlöggeln, or vluggelen, as a traditional Easter custom for Roman Catholics in Ootmarsum, Twente.
They walk hand in hand in a line through the town, through houses and cafés, to the market square, singing two Easter songs in turn. In this way, they say goodbye to their youth and enter the world of men.
The photo above on the right is by David van Ham and comes from the series 'Frans Timmermans on tour'. David followed Timmermans during his campaign for the European elections, including in Poland, but also here in Rotterdam. The almost halo-like effect stands out, as do the women paying little attention to Timmermans.
People in the News category
Both photos above are by Linelle Deunk. The photo on the left shows Miljuschka Witzenhausen, the only child of Astrid Holleeder, Willem's sister. In July, Miljuschka told her story about her notorious uncle to de Volkskrant for the first and, for now, last time.
The photo above on the right shows Marco, a veteran who took part in five missions: Bosnia, Iraq and three times in Afghanistan. He lives at Thuisbasis Veteranen, a shelter for military personnel who cannot get the war out of their heads.
They attempted suicide, committed a violent crime or became homeless. They felt abandoned by the defence forces. Thuisbasis Veteranen provides accommodation for veterans with PTSD who need support with daily life, social contacts and safety.
It is located in two apparently ordinary farmhouses, built by the Germans during the war so they would not stand out in the landscape, and a bunker.
International sport and documentary category
The photo above on the left is by Olaf Kraak. He photographed the ice hockey team Tilburg Trappers. They play in the German league because the standard in the Netherlands is low. The art of sports photography is capturing those emotions, he says.
The photo above on the right is by Ilvy Njiokiktjien. It is part of a series of photos from her long-running project 'Born Free'. The project is about Mandela's 'generation of hope', the South African generation growing up after the apartheid regime.
In this photo from 2012, a cleaner sweeps the floor from under Tanya Grobler's feet in Polokwane. The family does not know her name, although she has been cleaning for them for years, every day except Sunday.
About the author
Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.
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