Dutch among World Press Photo winners

American photographer Spencer Platt has won the 50th World Press Photo award with a photograph of young Lebanese in a sports car on the first day of the ceasefire between the Israelis and Hezbollah last August, the Amsterdam-based organisation said on Friday.


Dutch photographers Peter Schols (French footballer Zidane) and Jereon Oerlemans (dead baby in Lebanon) were among other winners.

Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.

We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.

Make a donation