Robert van Willigenburg Photo

What's this?

I am a photojournalist from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I like to shoot in a spontaneous way, prefering available light and unexpected situations, often involving social commentary and touch of humor or irony.

This website may not resemble my entire portfolio and not all features have been enabled.

Instead of a mere gallery, I felt compelled to tell some more stories behind the pictures. Just click Photo Stories to view all. More to follow - enjoy!

People in boats

Holland, waterland. In july and august, hundreds of thousands of people can be found on lakes, rivers and canals. Many of them can be classified in certain types. Judge for yourself.

Guatemala climate change

A visit to a several pueblos in the Chiquimula region, Guatemala that were severely affected by hurricane Stan in 2008. Climate change is imminent here. There were no mudslides a couple of decades ago. It's act now or move for these people. Gallery 1...

Red cross is active in many countries trying to build an infrastructure around climate change prevention. Schools are being upgraded to shelters, safe havens that offer clean water and protection. Kids are educated by planting trees together, explaining them about deforestation hazards. Gallery 2...

Contact

You may contact me at +31 6 26222090, and any email at robertvanwilligenburg.nl will be read

Jungle Medicine

Travelling along with the Dutch Red Cross, I got a chance to visit some very remote villages in the jungle of Colombia's Choco region. There's no real government in this part of the country, hence no official healthcare is provided to the villagers. This photo report sketches the health situation and some of the work they do there. View gallery...

Book: Urban Cats

Pictures from my book. Feline personnel in shops and bars in the ancient city of Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Hospital takeover

Colombian Red Cross and Doctors without Borders took over the local hospital in Quibdo a couple of years ago. There was no official government supporting health care here and frankly people were dying like flies. They said they were proud of their hospital, and I guess any westerner who comes here should suck up their opinions. I was given a tour through what existed mainly of a large maternity ward and some makeshift IC sections. View Gallery...

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