Jeroen Oerlemans was a Dutch photographer and war correspondent who reported mainly from the Near East and Afghanistan.
11 Facts About Jeroen Oerlemans
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Jeroen Oerlemans's photographs were published in Newsweek, Time, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, The Sunday Times and Courrier International.
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Jeroen Oerlemans was killed by an Islamic State sniper in the Libyan city of Sirte.
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Jeroen Oerlemans had previously been kidnapped whilst working in Syria alongside British journalist John Cantlie.
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The Jeroen Oerlemans Foundation is dedicated to his life's work, and finances accumulated from the purchase of certain pieces via the Foundation's website are dedicated to an educational fund for his three children.
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Jeroen Oerlemans studied political science at the Amsterdam University and thereafter photojournalism at London College of Communication.
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Jeroen Oerlemans's photographs were published in Newsweek, Time, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, The Sunday Times, Courrier International and elsewhere.
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Jeroen Oerlemans was represented by Panos Pictures' Panos Network, and by Hollandse Hoogte.
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Jeroen Oerlemans had been scheduled to return home Monday, but was shot dead by snipers attached to the Libyan arm of Islamic State.
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Jeroen Oerlemans was taken to a hospital but doctors could do nothing for him.
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Jeroen Oerlemans is survived by his wife and three small children.