Wubbo de Jong

Wubbo de Jong, MAI

A Romanian soldier is welcomed home by his girlfriend on his return to Brasov after weeks of uninterrupted duty in Bucharest, where there had been mass demonstrations and confrontations between political parties fighting for power after the revolution. 1990.

De Jong won the Zilveren Camera with this photo in 1990.

Wubbo de Jong (1946–2002) was one of the Netherlands’ most important postwar photojournalists. He began his career at the daily newspaper Trouw in 1965 and, from 1974 until his passing, worked for Het Parool.

De Jong documented political upheaval across the globe, including Poland under siege in 1981, transitions in Eastern Europe, and humanitarian crises in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan, Rwanda, and Zambia. His work is collected in the posthumously published book Amsterdam and the Rest of the World (2002).

He received the Zilveren Camera in 1990 and was named Dutch Photojournalist of the Year in 1991. His archive also includes portraits of artists, musicians, politicians, and other notable and everyday figures, reflecting his enduring interest in both global events and human stories.