Joris van Gennip | photojournalist
Joris van Gennip is a Dutch photojournalist based in Amsterdam, working worldwide on social issues, human rights, and daily news. His work explores intimate, up‑close visual narratives about people on the margins — from refugees on the Aegean islands and families rebuilding after disasters to LGBTQ+ communities and everyday life in the Netherlands.
In recent years, he has covered major international events including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the devastating 2023 earthquake in Türkiye , and large‑scale pro‑Palestine demonstrations across the Netherlands. His photographs have appeared in publications such as De Volkskrant, Trouw, The Guardian, VICE, BuzzFeed News, and in campaigns by NGOs including Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, and the Red Cross.
Over the past decade, van Gennip has developed a consistent personal signature: empathetic, immersive photo essays that seek connection rather than spectacle, often produced independently and later published by national and international media. He is a multiple Zilveren Camera award‑winner, receiving recognition for series on the Limburg floods, the aftermath of the Peter R. de Vries attack, and the refugee crisis in Greece. In 2025 he received the public prize for Regional News Photo of the Year for his image of climate activists blocking a cruise ship in Amsterdam.
Regular editorial clients include De Volkskrant, Het Parool, Trouw, Het Financieele Dagblad, Panorama, and Nieuwe Revu. He also collaborates with international NGOs and advocacy groups on long‑term projects surrounding human rights, migration, and the climate crisis such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace
Languages
Native Dutch, fluent in English, proficient in German.
Training
Successfully completed Verslaggeving in conflictgebieden (“Reporting in Conflict Areas”) in 2022, a certified training by the NVJ (Dutch Association of Journalists).
Joris was part of the 2017 Nikon-NOOR Masterclass Netherlands, a four-day intensive workshop at Nikon Europe’s headquarters in Amsterdam for selected emerging Dutch photographers and photojournalists. The masterclass was led by NOOR photographers b Kozyrev, Pep Bonet, and Sebastián Liste, with support from NOOR staff including Asmara Pelupessy, Anastasia Muratova, and Clement Saccomani.
Notable exhibitions that he was part of
Oekraïne in de Visserhallen – “Oekraïneplaats”
IJmuiden, Visserhallen · 6 Nov – 18 Dec 2022
Expanded “Focus op Oekraïne” on the war in Ukraine, daily life and Ukrainian culture.
With Eddy van Wessel, Alexander Chekmenev, Sasha Maslov, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Maria Volkova and others.
Vincent Mentzel – Fotograaf van de Macht
Hilversum, Museum Hilversum · 8 Oct 2022 – 8 Jan 2023
Exhibition on power and politics in the Netherlands, pairing Vincent Mentzel’s work with contemporary photojournalists’ views on authority and democracy.
033fotostad – Onder Onze Ogen
Amersfoort, Rietveldpaviljoen · 1 Sep – 2 Oct 2022
Group exhibition on human trafficking in the Netherlands, with new commissioned work.
With Carla Kogelman, Saskia Aukema, Sandra Minten, Kees van de Veen.
His archive is represented by
ANP (Netherlands)
LAIF (Worldwide)
Selected awards and distinctions
2025 – Regionale Nieuwsfoto van het Jaar (Publieksprijs) – Stichting Nieuwsfoto
Awarded the public prize for Regional News Photo of the Year for an image of climate activists blocking a cruise ship at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam.2022 – 1st Prize, News Regional (Series) – Zilveren Camera
Awarded for the series “Overstromingen in Limburg”, documenting the severe floods in Limburg and their impact on local communities.2021 – 2nd Prize, News National (Series) – Zilveren Camera
Honoured for the series “Het jaar dat Nederland Peter R. de Vries verloor”, covering the aftermath of the attack on crime reporter Peter R. de Vries.2017 – 3rd Prize, International News (Series) – Zilveren Camera
Recognised for the series “Boat Boat!”, produced after participating in the NOOR Masterclass, focusing on the refugee crisis in Greece.
