ABOUT

Jelle Krings is an independent photographer, reporter and filmmaker. He is interested in humanizing large elusive themes such as war, migration, climate change, and geopolitical issues, through people-and community-driven, long-term, multimedia projects with a focus on still photography.

Jelle regularly contributes to- and works on assignment for outlets such as The Guardian, National Geographic, CNN, Newsweek, Stern and De Volkskrant.

His work has been recognized with nominations and awards by Pictures of the Year international (2021, 2023, 2024), the Online Journalism Award (2021), Visa d’or franceinfo Award for the Best Digital News Story (2023), the Zilveren Camera (2021, 2023) and the Tegel (2022). Jelle was a participant of the 2024 Eddie Adams Workshop.

LONG TERM PROJECTS

Iron People - on the plight of Ukraine’s railway workers and their families during the war - Ukraine, Poland (2022 - current)

Shield of Europe - on the impact of European migration policies on the rights of migrants - Greece, Italy, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, The Netherlands (2019 - current)

Africa Alive - on the unequal effects of climate change impacting the African continent - Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, South-Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (2016 - 2019)

NOTABLE RECOGNITIONS

Pictures of the Year international - Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award - CNN Digital for a selection of stories including “Iron People” - 2024

Portland Film Festival - Best Short Documentary Film - for “Lifeline”- 2024

De Zilveren Camera - Dutch National Press Photo Competition - First Prize International News -for reporting from Ukraine - 2024

Pictures of the Year international - Online Storytelling - for “Iron People” - Finalist - 2024

Visa d’or franceinfo Award for the Best Digital News Story  for “Iron People” - Finalist - 2023

Pictures of the Year international - Best Single Photo - War in Ukraine Daily Life - Finalist - 2023

Dutch Tegel - Best Foreign Journalism Project - for “Shield of Europe” - Finalist - 2022

Pictures of the Year international - Online Storytelling Project of the Year - for “Shield of Europe” - Finalist - 2021

Online Journalism Award - Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling - for “Shield of Europe” -  Finalist - 2021

De Zilveren Camera - Dutch National Press Photo Competition - Second Prize International News - for reporting from Greece on the European migration crisis - 2021

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Iron People - Photographer, Writer, Editor - Expected in 2025

Ukraine: Love and War - Photographer - 2024

FILMOGRAPHY

Lifeline - Director / Cinematographer - 2024

Shield of Europe - Director / Photographer - 2021