# Awards & Certifications

URL: https://jvn.photo/about/awards-certifications/
Last updated: 2026-10-21

## Photography Awards, Certifications & Judging

Throughout [his career,](https://jvn.photo/about/story/) Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove has received multiple international photography awards, nominations and official selections, recognising his work in [landscape photography](https://jvn.photo/gallery/), [wildlife photography](https://jvn.photo/gallery/bird-wildlife/) and [drone photography](https://jvn.photo/gallery/aerial-drone/). His images have been featured, shortlisted and awarded in leading photography competitions worldwide.

In addition to being an award-winning photographer, Jeroen has also been invited to serve as a judge for international photography competitions, evaluating submissions across landscape, wildlife and aerial photography categories.

Below you will find **an overview of Jeroen’s photography awards, certifications, nominations and competition judging experience** throughout his career.

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## 2026

September & November 2026

### Judge in the 2026 Belgian Photo Awards

Awarded by Belgian Photo Awards

Jeroen judged the landscape & wildlife categories in the 2026 edition of the Belgian Photo Awards. He is also one of the judges at the live print judging on 10 November 2026 at [Creative Connect in Mechelen](https://jvn.photo/speaking-at-creative-connect-mechelen-november-2026/), where the top 10 photographers compete for the category wins and the Belgian Excellence title.

July 2026

### Judge in the 2026 Swedish Championships in Photography 2026

Awarded by SM i Fotografi

Jeroen judged the landscape & wildlife categories in the 2026 edition of the Swedish Championships in Photography 2026.

July 2026

### Commended in Animals category

Awarded by Siena International Drone Awards

Jeroen has been Commended in the Animals category of this prestigious, international drone photography contest with his image ‘**Floating Bear**‘.

July 2026

### Shortlisted (Top 101) in the 2nd International Aerial Photographer of the Year Awards

Awarded by International Aerial Photographer of the Year

Jeroen was shortlisted in the second edition of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year awards, which focuses on aerial and drone imagery from around the world.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Jeroen_Van-Nieuwenhove_Steam-Eruption.pdf)

April 2026

### 2nd Place in the Nature’s Studio Category

Awarded by GDT

Jeroen received second place in the Nature’s Studio category in the GDT European Nature Photographer of the Year competition with his photo of a “Lava Dragon” taken during the 2023 Litli-Hrútur eruption.

April 2026

### 8th Place in the Mammals Category

Awarded by GDT

Jeroen received eighth place in the Mammals category in the GDT European Nature Photographer of the Year competition with his photo of a polar bear taken in Greenland.

April 2026

### Silver (2nd Place) in the Landscape Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen won Silver (second place) in the Landscape category with three of his photographs in the 2026 FEP Awards. The award ceremony took place on his home turf in Reykjavík (Iceland) at the end of April 2026.

April 2026

### Bronze (3rd Place) in the Nature Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen won Bronze (third place) in the Nature category with three of his photographs in the 2026 FEP Awards. The award ceremony took place on his home turf in Reykjavík (Iceland) at the end of April 2026.

March 2026

### Finalist in Landscape & Nature Categories

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen has the pleasure to be a finalist in the Landscape & Nature categories for six of his photographs in the 2026 FEP Awards. The award ceremony took place in Reykjavík (Iceland) at the end of April 2026.

February 2026

### Judge in the FEP Young Photographer Award

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers

Jeroen was honoured to be part of the jury in the [FEP Young Photographer Award](https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/youngphotographers/), which awards the best European photographer under the age of 30. This prestigious award aims to highlight the incredible capabilities of young & talented photographers in Europe.

February 2026

### Final Round of Wildlife Photographer of the Year – WPY

Selected by Natural History Museum of London

Jeroen went through to the final round of the [Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy), which is a highly regarded photography competition, organised by the Natural History Museum, that awards the best wildlife photographs each year.

January 2026

### Selected in Myndir Ársins (Photos of the Year) 2025 photo exhibition

Awarded by Blaðaljósmyndarafélag Íslands (Photojournalist Association of Iceland)

Two of Jeroen’s landscape images were selected to be a part of the annual [Myndir Ársins](https://www.myndirarsins.com/) photography exhibition, organised by [Blaðaljósmyndarafélag Íslands (Photojournalist Association of Iceland)](https://www.press.is/is/felagid-og-fagid/felagid/bladaljosmyndarafelag-islands), which showcases the best photos of the previous year. The exhibition [opened in April 2026 in the Photography Museum of Reykjavík](https://jvn.photo/my-work-as-part-of-myndir-arsins-photographs-of-the-year-2025/).

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December 2025

### First Place In Category “The World (De Wereld)”

Awarded by Lowland Photo Contest / Lowland Photo Festival

Jeroen received first place in the only category in the Lowland Photo Contest that allows images to be submitted that were not taken in Belgium or the Netherlands. This is by far the largest category of this competition, which combines both wildlife and landscape photography.

November 2025

### ‘Seascapes’ Special Award

Awarded by International Landscape Photographer Of The Year

Jeroen received this Special Award, together with two other top 101 places, in the prestigious International Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2025 awards.

September 2025

### Combined Portfolio in Final Live Voting

Awarded by NLPA – Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Jeroen’s work made it to the final round of portfolio and image voting in the prestigious Natural Landscape Photography Awards.

September 2025

### Judge in the 2025 Belgian Photo Awards

Awarded by Belgian Photo Awards

Jeroen judged the landscape & wildlife categories in the 2025 edition of the Belgian Photo Awards.

July 2025

### Judge in the 2025 Swedish Championships in Photography 2025

Awarded by SM i Fotografi

Jeroen judged the landscape & wildlife categories in the 2025 edition of the Swedish Championships in Photography 2025.

June 2025

### Shortlisted in the 1st International Aerial Photographer of the Year Awards

Awarded by International Aerial Photographer of the Year

Jeroen was shortlisted in the first edition of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year awards, which focuses on aerial and drone imagery from around the world.

April 2025

### Fifth Place in Landscape Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen had the pleasure to place fifth in the Landscape category for three of his photographs – taken in 2024.

March 2025

### Fifth place in Nature/Landscape in WPC 2025

Awarded by World Photographic Cup

Jeroen received fifth place during the award ceremony in Quito (Ecuador) in the Nature/Landscape category of the [World Photographic Cup](https://worldphotographiccup.org/) 2025.

[Certificates](https://jvn.photo/world-photographic-cup-2025-fifth-place-in-nature-landscape/)

March 2025

### Finalist in Landscape Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen has the pleasure to be a finalist in the Landscape category for three of his photographs in the 2025 FEP Awards. The award ceremony took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) at the end of April 2025.

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December 2024

### Best of Nation (for Belgium) & Finalist in Nature/Landscape in WPC 2025

Awarded by World Photographic Cup

Jeroen won the Best of Nation award for Belgium, which means he received the highest score for Team Belgium. He also is one of the 10 finalists in the Nature/Landscape category in the [World Photographic Cup](https://worldphotographiccup.org/) 2025.

[Certificates](https://jvn.photo/wpc-2025-best-nation-finalist-nature-landscape/)

November 2024

### ‘Snow and Ice’ Special Award

Awarded by International Landscape Photographer Of The Year

Jeroen received this Special Award in the prestigious International Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2024 awards.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeroen_Van-Nieuwenhove_IsA¾yrlu-Ice-Swirl.pdf)

October 2024

### Bronze in Landscape Nature category

Awarded by Belgian Photo Awards

Jeroen received third place in the Landscape Nature category of the first edition of [the Belgian Photo awards](https://belgianphotoawards.com/winners). He also received several [other commendations](https://jvn.photo/belgian-photo-awards-bronze-in-category-landscape-nature/).

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bronze-nature-landscape-belpa-belgianphotoawards.pdf)

September 2024

### Highly Commended in Abstract category

Awarded by Siena International Drone Awards

Jeroen has been Highly Commended in the Abstract category of this prestigious, international drone photography contest with his image ‘**Elddreki / Fire Dragon**‘. The image put him in the top 5 within the Abstract category.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/lava-dragon-highly-commended-in-siena-drone-awards-2024/)

July 2024

### Judge in the 2024 Swedish Championships in Photography 2024

Awarded by SM i Fotografi

Jeroen judged the landscape & wildlife categories in the 2024 edition of the Swedish Championships in Photography 2024.

April 2024

### Sixth Place in Nature Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen had the pleasure to place sixth in the Nature category for three of his photographs of the ongoing volcanic eruptions in Iceland. In addition Jeroen received [several Distinction and Merit awards](https://jvn.photo/fep-awards-2024-sixth-place-in-nature/) for other submitted work.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/fepawards2024-certificate.pdf)

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World Photographic Cup 2024

### Selected as part of Team Belgium for the World Photographic Cup 2024

Jeroen’s photograph [‘Skýjasnúningur/Cloud Inversion‘](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wpc-2024-jeroenvannieuwenhove.pdf) was selected as part of Team Belgium to participate in the World Photographic Cup 2024.

November 2023

### ‘Highly Commended’ for ‘The Fagradalsfjall Fires’ project

Awarded by Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Jeroen’s volcano photography received a “Highly Commended” distinction from the [Natural Landscape Photography Awards](https://naturallandscapeawards.com/competition-results-2023/) jury. NLPA is a competition for digital and film photographers who value realism in their images and edit with this in mind.

June 2023

### Commended Nature Drone Photos

Awarded by Siena Drone Photo Awards

Jeroen received two commendations for two photographs he submitted for the Siena Drone Photo Awards. Drone Awards is the most important worldwide competition about aerial photography and video.

June 2023

### QEP Qualification

Awarded by FEP

The Qualified European Photographer (QEP) qualification aims to recognise and reward excellence in European Professional Photographers. It is designed to complement national awards systems and has over the years created a Europe-wide network of over 500 certified experts who share a passion and talent for professional photography.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/qep-qualification/)

April 2023

### Silver Award (2nd Place) in Nature Category

Awarded by Federation of European Photographers (FEP)

Jeroen had the pleasure to receive the Silver Award (second place) in the Nature category for three of his photographs of the Fagradalsfjall eruptions in Iceland during 2021 & 2022. The photographs involved are [Hraunhjarta](https://jvn.photo/all-products/hraunhjarta/), [Skýjasnúningur](https://jvn.photo/all-products/skyjasnuningur/) and [Meradalagos](https://jvn.photo/all-products/meradalagos/). Each photograph received an Excellence award. In addition Jeroen received [a Distinction award and a few Merit awards](https://jvn.photo/fep-awards-2023-silver-award/) for other submitted work.

[Certificate](https://jvn.photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/fepawards2023-certificate.pdf)

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September 2022

### Honourable Mention in the Wildlife category at the reFocus 2022 One Shot Photo Contest

Awarded by reFocus

Jeroen’s photograph Hungry Puffin got an honourable mention at the reFocus awards. The complete contest results can be seen on [the reFocus One Shot Awards website](https://web.archive.org/web/20221207230350/https://www.refocus-awards.com/contests/one-shot-contest).

September 2022

### Silver Award in the Abstract category at the reFocus 2022 One Shot Photo Contest

Awarded by reFocus

Jeroen’s photograph [Lava Dragon](https://www.worldlandscapephotographer.com/2022-award-winning-images) got a Silver Award (2nd place) in the Abstract category at the reFocus awards. The complete contest results can be seen on [the reFocus One Shot Awards website](https://web.archive.org/web/20221207230350/https://www.refocus-awards.com/contests/one-shot-contest).

July 2022

### First Place in Abstracts at World Landscape Photographer 2022

Awarded by WLP

Jeroen’s photograph [Lava Dragon](https://www.worldlandscapephotographer.com/2022-award-winning-images) got first place in the Abstracts category at the World Landscape Photographer 2022 awards.

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2021

### Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2021

Selected by Capture The Atlas

Selected by [Capture The Atlas](https://capturetheatlas.com/northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year/) as a Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2021 with Jeroen’s [Volcanic Aurora Borealis](https://jvn.photo/shot-of-a-lifetime-volcanic-aurora/) photograph, taken at the eruption in Geldingadalir.

2021

### Canon Young Talent 2021

Selected by Canon Belgium

Selected by Canon Belgium as one of 2021’s Young Talents. Jeroen got the opportunity to speak at the Photo Days in Brussels, Belgium.

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June 2018

### PX3 – Silver Award in the Nature/Landscape category

Awarded by Prix de la Photographie Paris

Obtained a Silver Award at Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018 awards.

June 2018

### PX3 – Honourable Mention in the Nature/Landscape category

Awarded by Prix de la Photographie Paris

Obtained an honourable mention at Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018 awards.

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April 2017

### Land und Meer Fotowettbewerb 2016

Awarded by CEWE and Land Und Meer magazine

First prize in the Land und Meer Fotowettbewerb, a German magazine ([link to the publication](https://issuu.com/landundmeer/docs/landundmeer2017/8)).

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March 2016

### Finalist at FEP Photographer of the Year Awards 2016

Awarded by FEP

Certified finalist in the landscape category at the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year awards 2016.

March 2016

### FEP Landscape Merit Award 2016

Awarded by FEP

Obtained the FEP Landscape Merit Award at the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2016.

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December 2015

### EP Qualification

Awarded by FEP

The European Photographer (EP) qualification aims to recognise competence and a professional standard for those who earn their lives as Professional Photographers. It is designed to complement the lack of a specific title to uphold the professional status.

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