Top 10 Netherlands Photographers of 2025
Welcome to our Top Family Photographers in the Netherlands 2025. Everyone featured here has achieved something remarkable — earning an Award through our five-judge process is no small feat. Special recognition goes to Els Korsten, our Netherlands Photographer of the Year and Netherlands Storyteller of the Year – as well as becoming our Overall Photographer of the Year and Overall Storyteller of the Year. What an achievement! One of her Award-winning images appears above.
You can also discover our worldwide results, including the Top 100 Photographers and the Top 20 Storytellers, along with Top 10 lists for Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, the UK, and the USA.
*Ranking is determined by overall number of Awards won in 2025; in the case of a tie, the photographer who won the most Family Story Awards ranks higher.
No poses; nothing staged – This is Reportage: Family



=#3. Anneke Hilligehekken
5 Awards in 2025
(3 Reportage Family Awards & 2 Family Story Awards)
Netherlands

=#3. Esther Malmberg
5 Awards in 2025
(3 Reportage Family Awards & 2 Family Story Awards)
Netherlands


=#5. Julia Verhouden
5 Awards in 2025
(4 Reportage Family Awards & 1 Family Story Award)
Netherlands



#9. Gwendolyn Pieters
4 Awards in 2025
(1 Reportage Family Award & 3 Family Story Awards)
Netherlands

#10. Linda Bouritius-Colenbrander
4 Awards in 2025
(2 Reportage Family Awards & 2 Family Story Awards)
Netherlands





