About
Jacob Kaptein has been publishing for a wide variety of magazines among which National Geographic and National Geographic traveler. His photos have gained attention in many national and international photo contests including the 1st prize in the annual National Geographic Nature Photo Contest.
Awards
- 2020: ND AWARDS – 2nd place and silver star award in the category ‘Nature Underwater’.
- 2020: Glanzlichter – Highly commended in the category ‘beauty of plants’.
- 2020: International Color Awards – Nominee in people and portraits.
- 2019: Namur Photo Contest – The Audience Award.
- 2019: Cadiz Nature Photo Contest – Highly commended in the category ‘underwater’.
- 2019: De Groene Camera – First prize in the category ‘animals’.
- 2019: De Groene Camera – Highly commended with the serie ‘ode to the river trees’.
- 2018: Memorial Maria Luisa Photo Contest – Highly commended in the category ‘vegetal world’.
- 2018: National Geographic – Internal Award on the publication ‘Millingerwaard, a floodplain in the Netherlands’.
- 2017: ROOTS Photo Contest – Second prize in the category ‘birds’.
- 2017: International Wildbird Competition – Finalist in the category ‘birds in landscape’.
- 2017: Natuurpunt – First prize in the category ‘water’.
- 2016: National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year: First Prize in the category ‘landscape’.
- 2016: Lowland Photo Contest – Second prize in the category ‘underwater’.
- 2016: Nederlandse fotowedstrijd 2016 – Fifth prize.
- 2016: Marius van der Sandt Stichting – Winner 2016
- 2015: Namur – Finalist.
- 2015: Digifotopro – Third Prize.
- 2015: Argus – Highly commended.
- 2013: Memorial Maria Luisa Photo Contest – Highly commended in the category ‘youth’.
- 2013: WNF Ranger Award – Overall winner.
- 2012: Grasduinen – First prize in the category ‘youth’.
- 2012: WNF Ranger Award – Finalist.
- 2012: Wild Wonders of Europe – ‘Highly commended’.