Hilversum Beter Bekeken

News photographers Anke van der Meer, Selma van der Bijl and Dieuwertje Bravenboer went exploring in Hilversum, resulting in three intriguing reports.

Mahsa and Mirsana

Anke van der Meer talked to Mahsa and Mirsana, two girls who fled the Taliban with their families. Van der Meer gives an insight into the lives of these girls and shows which acquired freedoms women in Afghanistan must surrender now that the Taliban are back in power.

Kidney for Corwin

Figures from the Nierstichting show that there are 2000 new kidney patients in the Netherlands every year. Dialysis or a kidney transplant are needed to stay alive. In an intimate series, Selma van der Bijl shows the impact on Corwin and his family while he waits for a new kidney.

Hilversum through the eyes of children

Where your cradle is can mean a lot to your life as a child. In her project, Dieuwertje Bravenboer examines how life in Hilversum is experienced by children from the eight different neighborhoods.

Stichting De Zilveren Camera and Museum Hilversum want to encourage visual storytelling. Hilversum Beter Bekeken is a group exhibition that came about as a result of an open call for news photographers and was made possible in part by the Municipality of Hilversum.

Photos from left to right Selma van der Bijl, Anke van der Meer, Dieuwertje Bravenboer