Disputed Waters is entirely made by freelance photographers and journalists. Until recently there were just four of us. But recently several new contributors have joined us.

Ronald de Hommel is a Dutch freelance photojournalist based in Medellin, Colombia. He specializes in global social issues relating to the environment, developing countries and conflict. He is one of the initiators of Disputed Waters. He works for a wide variety of Dutch and international publications and NGO’s. His work is represented by ANP Photo (Netherlands), Babel-Photo (France), Lightmediation (France) and Nazca Pictures (Italy). He has won several Dutch and international photojournalism awards in recent years.
Website: www.ronalddehommel.com
Contact Ronald at: Ronald@disputedwaters.com

Johannes Abeling is an allround Dutch freelance photographer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Starting in 1999 as a photojournalist, he worked for Dutch newspapers and magazines. He regularly traveled around the world for NGO’s and magazines or to work on self initiated reportages.
Lately his work focuses more on the Netherlands. He now mixes photojournalism with commercial assignments and portraits.
Apart from his daily work for a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, companies and organisations, he works on Disputed Waters, which he and colleague photographer (and good friend) Ronald de Hommel initiated in 2009.
Several of his photo series won prizes at the ‘Zilveren Camera’ photojournalism awards. His work is represented by Hollandse Hoogte.
Website: www.abeling.nl
Contact Johannes at: Johannes@disputedwaters.com

Jeroen Kuiper is a Dutch freelance journalist for ‘de Groene Amsterdammer’, ‘de Nieuwe Revue’. He is also German correspondent for newspaper ‘De Pers’.
He published his first book: ‘Het andere Duitsland‘ (The Other Germany) in 2009. Currently he’s working on a second book about modern Roma migration in Europe.
Website: www.jeroenkuiper.net
Contact Jeroen at: Jeroen@disputedwaters.com

Célia Pernot is a freelance photojournalist based in Paris, France. She studied documentary photography at the California College of Art with Jim Goldberg of Magnum. Celia does assignments for international media like San Francisco Chronicle, Le Monde, Marianne, L’Express and she pursues personal projects on environmental and agricultural issues. In 2007, her photo documentary on alternative agriculture in the Midwest was awarded by Kodak (Bourse du Talent Reportage). Celia joined Disputed Waters to document the water sharing problems between Israel, Jordan and Palestine.
Website: www.celiapernot.com
Contact Célia at: celia@disputedwaters.com

Olivier van Beemen is currently based between New York and San Francisco on a six month assignment for ’Het Financiëele Dagblad’. Olivier is usually based in Paris as correspondent for the weekly magazine ‘Elsevier’ and Het Financiëele Dagblad (the Dutch Financial Daily). He also works as a freelance journalist for Dutch and Belgian media. He published his first book: ‘In Parijs’ (In Paris) in 2009 and is working on a second book.
Website: www.inparijs.nl
Contact Olivier at: Olivier@disputedwaters.com

André van der Stouwe is  a multi media journalist, who used to work for Dutch media foundation lokaalmondiaal. Working for this organization for four years, he traveled all around the world, making stories on a great variety of subjects such as climate, human rights and African football. As from January 2011 he works from and lives in Manila, Philippines.
Website: http://andrevanderstouwe.nl/
Contact André at: andre@disputedwaters.com

Thijs van Velzen is an Amsterdam based journalist with a strong international focus. Trained as mechanical engineer and sociologist his stories focus on the interplay between society, science, and technology. Water and energy are his prime subjects, since the societal impact of both elementary commodities is enormous, leading to complex and intriguing outcomes. He regularly writes for the Dutch technology magazine ‘De Ingenieur’, science magazine NWT, and opinion magazine ‘De Groene Amsterdammer’ amongst others.

Besides writing Thijs van Velzen serves as the operational director of the Danube Foundation, an organization for enhancement of cultural exchange within Europe.

Contact Thijs at: thijs@disputedwaters.com

The Disputed Waters website, featuring several unique and new functions, was designed by Iris Wilbrink (http://www.factor10.nl/) and built by Xlab Webdesign, www.xlab.nl and ZOZ beeldcommunicatie www.zetozet.nl