Overview
- Stichting Nieuwsfoto announced its 2025 awards, naming freelancer Nico Garstman winner of the main jury prize for his photo of riots at The Hague’s Malieveld.
- The jury cited the image for conveying chaos with a burning police car at its center.
- John van der Tol won the public prize for a photo of a cyclist pausing at a sea of flowers for 17-year-old Lisa near Amsterdam.
- Van der Tol, a journalist-photographer for Omroep West who also works with ANP, received recognition for a second consecutive year.
- Juries led by Pia Dijkstra, Anneke van Zanen-Nieberg and Ineke van Gent chose winners from over 800 entries by 95 photographers, with other honors to Corné Sparidaens (regional jury), Joris van Gennip (regional public), Robin van Lonkhuijsen (sport) and Norbert Voskens (children).