LIBYA, SIRTE, 26 JUNE 2016 ~Fighters of the Al-Marsa Brigade exchange fire with nearby snipers of Islamic State ('Daesh'), at a frontline position near the beach of Sirte. Various Libyan army units, m...

LIBYA, SIRTE, 26 JUNE 2016 ~A fighter of the Al-Marsa Brigade has mounted a helmet on the barrel of his AK-47, to draw fire from nearby snipers of Islamic State ('Daesh'), at a frontline position near...

LIBYA, MISRATA, 2 JULI 2016 A man on a hoover board places an order at a fast food restaurant. Originally a city of traders, mistrusted and surpressed by Khadafi, Misrata rapidly militarised after the...

LIBIE, MISRATA, 3 MAY 2015~A boat of the Libyan Coast Guard returns to the Misrata harbour, on board around 400 African migrants who were trying to make the passage to Italy , but were found on 5 rubb...

LIBIE, MISRATA, 3 MAY 2015~Around 400 African migrants wait in the Misrata Harbour to be taken to busses that will take them to a detention centre west of Tripoli. The africans were trying to make the...

LIBIE, MISRATA, 3 MAY 2015~An africa migrant waits in the Misrata Harbour untill busses take him to a detention centre west of Tripoli. The africans were trying to make the passage to Italy , but were...

LIBIE, MISRATA, 2 MEI 2015~African migrants in the Kararim detention centre, 40 km east of Misrata. The centre, the biggest in Libya, houses more then 1000 mostly west-african migrants, many of them h...

UKRAINE, KIEV, 26 JULY 2014~Tourists walk between the barricades at Maidan Square. The barricades are among the 'tourist attractions' that symbolize the Maidan uprising early 2014 that ousted former p...

UKRAINE, DONETSK, 9 MARCH 2014~At a rally in front of Donetsk Oblast Administrative building, pro-russian activists are confronted with a massive police force that's there to deter further riots. ~Rep...

UKRAINE, GRABOVE, 25 JULY 2014~A news team prepares to make a position in front of the blackened remains of MH17 at the crash site. The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was most likely downed by a Surf...

UKRAINE, GRABOVE, 25 JULY 2014'One of the engines of MH17 at the crash site.'Photo: Jeroen Oerlemans'OEKRAÏNE, Grabovo, 25 JULY 2014'En van de motoren van MH17 op de rampplek.'Foto: Jeroen Oerlemans

UKRAINE, GRABOVE, 25 JULY 2014~A piece of white cloth marks a spot where there's remains of a passenger of flight MH17, a foot in this case. However, the remains were overlooked by the teams who searc...

UKRAINE, GRABOVE, 25 JULY 2014~A large part of the hull of MH17 at the crash site. The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was most likely downed by a Surface to Air-missile.~Photo: Jeroen Oerlemans~OEKRA...

UKRAINE, GRABOVE, 20 JULY 2014~Protest signs planted by separatist sympathizers along the road to the crash site of flight MH17 blame the Ukranian president Poroshenko for shooting down the civilian p...

LIBYA, SDADA, 3 SEPTEMBER 2011Rebels patrol near Sdada in a 'technical', a modified landcruiser 4 x4 with a piece of anti-aircraft mounted on it.Photo: Jeroen Oerlemans/Panos Pictures

LIBYA, BANI WALID, 4 SEPTEMBER 2011Rebel fighters climb on the tail of a destroyed Fokker aircraft at a bombed out military base near Bani Walid, one of the last cities in control of Qaddafi loyalists...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 26 AUGUST 2011Rebels search a house for weapons, in their crackdown of Abu Salim, one of the neighbourhoods where Qaddafi loyalist resistance has lasted longest. As the rebel offensive...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 29 AUGUST 2011Libyans celebrate the end of the Qaddafi regime at Qaddafi's former compound in Tripoli, Bab al Azizya. Within a week a renewed rebel offensive lead to push to the capita...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 27 AUGUST 2011The area of Qasar Ben Gashaier, outside of Tripoli. Rebels take a rest at one of the houses of Muhammad Matuq, secretary for Public Works under Qaddafi. A rebel force rai...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 24 AUGUST 2011~Libyans walk around Bab Al Azzizia, the compound of colonel Muammar Quaddafi in Tripoli. As the rebel offensive gained steam, the population of Tripoli took up arms, res...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 24 AUGUST 2011~Libyans celebrate the end of the Qaddafi regime at Tripoli's Martyr's Square. Within a week a renewed rebel offensive lead to push to the capital that brought down Qadda...

LIBYA, TRIPOLI, 24 AUGUST 2011~A Libyan rebel celebrates their victory at Tripoli's Martyr's Square. Within a week a renewed rebel offensive lead to push to the capital that brought down Qaddafi's reg...

AFGHANISTAN, ORUZGAN, 22 NOVEMBER 2008~Afghan children shy away from a military vehicle, manned by dutch ISAF-soldiers, on the mains supply route (MSR) from Camp Holland to the Chora Valley.~Kinderen...

TUNISIA, RA'S AJDIR, 4 MARCH 2011~Thousands of Bangladeshi workers, walking in a column that stretches over a distance of several miles, make their way to a UNHCR refugee camp some kilometres away fro...

TUNISIA, RA'S AJDIR, 4 MARCH 2011~A refugee with on his head his last belongings he was able to take from Libya. These Bengali people are work migrants. The harsh circumstances in their country often...

Tunisian soldiers help to distribute food and water to refugees fleeing the unrest in Libya. Thousands of people, mostly Egyptian migrant workers, are still waiting to be admitted into Tunisia, result...

TUNISIA, TUNIS, 26 FEBRUARI 2011~A wounded teenager is carried away from the scene. New protests against former prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who took over control after dictator Ben Ali was oust...

GRIEKENLAND, NEA VYSSA, 19 NOVEMBER 2010~Een vijftal afghanen doemt op uit de ochtendmist in het grensplaatsje Nea Vyssa. Ze zijn er in geslaagd de Turks-Griekse grens over te steken en komen zich vri...

AFGHANISTAN, TARIN KOWT, 22 March / MAART 2010~A Dutch soldier, fully armoured, is standing amidst an Afghan shura (consultation of clan elders) in a tent. ~Een nederlandse soldaat, persoonlijk bewake...

HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE, 24 JANUARI 2010~Inhabitants of Port au Prince's notorious neighbourhood Cite de Soleil line up to receive food aid provided by the UN. To guarantee the safety of the aid convoy,...

SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN, 28 SEPTEMBER 2009~A red Cross distribution site where people can collect free mosquito nets.~Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and death in Sierra Leone. The dise...

SIERRA LEONE, KISSYTOWN, 30 SEPTEMBER 2009~A woman carries on her head the net that she has just received for free at a Red Cross distribution site. Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and...

AFGHANISTAN; TARIN KOWT; 30 NOVEMBER 2008~Luchtmobiele soldaten van de 'van Heutsz'-compagnie fotograferen elkaar op een daarvoor beschikbare kameel op de bazaar naast Kamp Holland.~Camp Holland; at t...

AFGHANISTAN, CHORA, 23 NOVEMBER 2008~Soldaten van het 11e Infanteriebataljon Luchtmobiele brigade doorzoeken een auto die volgeladen is met huisraad.~Oruzgan; soldiers of the 11th Infantry Air Assault...

AFGHANISTAN, CHORA, 15 OKTOBER 2008~Luchtmobiele infanteristen van de Charlie Tijger-compagnie (11 Infanterie Bataljon) voeren acties uit tijdens het 'Tiger-Ghar' offensief tegen de Taliban in de Balu...

AFGHANISTAN, CHORA, 25 AUGUST 2008~Twee luchtmobiele soldaten beschermen zich tegen het stof terwijl een Cougar-helicopter landt op het helicopterplatform vlakbij patrouillebasis de White Compound, in...

AFGHANISTAN, TARIN KAWT, 10 JUNE 2008~South-Afghanistan, Uruzgan; a guard of the ANA (Afghan National Army) keeps fit with lifting weights.~Foto: Jeroen Oerlemans

CUBA, HAVANA, 5 FEBRUARY 2007~Storm over Havana; a classic car makes its way while high waves ride against the walls of the Malecon.~Foto: Jeroen Oerlemans

LIBANON, TYRUS, 21 JULI 2006~With the numbers of the respective corpses written on a wall behind them, two women weep bitter tears over the coffins of their relatives. 23 of them died when the bus the...

LIBANON, TYRUS (SOUR), 26 JULI 2006~A man looks in despair to the rubble of a 6 storey appartment, just after it has been bombed, realising his small fire extinguisher is not going to be of any use. T...

LIBANON, QUANA, 30 JULI 2006~Salam Daher houdt een dode baby omhoog voor de verzamelde fotografen en cameramensen in Quana. De ambulance-hulpverlener hielp op dat moment mee met het zoeken naar mogeli...

LEBANON, TYRE, 1 AUGUST 2006~A car wreck on a quiet country road, blood stains all over the interior. White flags and a trunk full of luggage an indication there were civilians inside. Next to it the...

AFGHANISTAN, GHAZA, 24 APRIL 2006~Ghaza, a small village near Herat; a police officer amidst a blossoming poppy field prepares for eradication of the crops. The afghan poppy fields are blossoming righ...

IRAN, TEHERAN, 1 DECEMBER 2005~Teheran; een iraans-joodse vrouw draagt een stars & stripes hoofddoekje bij het verlaten van de synagoge.~Foto: Jeroen Oerlemans

AFGHANISTAN, JABAL-O SARAJ, 9 OKTOBER 2004~Gesluierde vrouwen kijken naar een lijst met kandidaten op de deurpost van een stemlokaal, in het dorpje Jabal-o Saraj. Voor het eerst in de geschiedenis wer...

CHAD; BAHAI; 17 APRIL 2004~A girl has tapped water from a well for herself and her donkeys near Tine, Nort East Chad. Humans and animals alike are trying to survive the drought that has hit the region...

NEDERLAND, AMSTERDAM, 9 JUNI 2005~Koningin Beatrix wacht op een kroket tijdens een verrassingbezoek gebracht aan de Albert Cuyp, donderdagochtend. De koningin deed dit ter gelegenheid van het 100-jari...

SOEDAN, DARFUR, 20 APRIL 2004~Rebellen van de JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) inspecteren een enkele maanden eerder door henzelf uitgeschakelde lichte tank van het soedanese leger. ~Foto:...

TSJAAD; FURCHANA: 10 APRIL 2004~Furchana UNHCR-vluchtelingenkamp; Soedanese vrouwen hopen op een wonder terwijl het zoontje van een van hen (vrouw links) voor z'n leven vecht in de handen van een dokt...

SYRIE, SAIDA ZEINAB, 14 MAART 2003~Saida Zeinab, nabij Damascus; moslims roken een sigaret alvorens hun wonden te laten behandelen die ze zichzelf hebben toegebracht tijdens de viering van Ashura. Ied...

TURKIJE, ANTAKYA, 27 JULI 2012~Jeroen Oerlemans, fotograaf, werd in Syrie gekidnapped door een Jihadistische strijdgroep en na een week bevrijd door het Vrije Syrische Leger (FSA).~Foto: Jeroen Oerlem...

AFGHANISTAN, URUZGAN, 21 OKTOBER 2008~Fotojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans, tijdens een bivak met een verkenningseenheid in Sarab, ten noorden van Chora, Uruzgan.~Photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans, on a biv...