CORNEL VAN HEERDEN | PHOTOGRAPHER | VIDEOGRAPHER | MULTIMEDIA | CONTENT CREATOR | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Cornél van Heerden is a Storyteller: a Senior Photojournalist, Videographer and Multimedia Producer with a demonstrated history of working in the South African media industry.

His foundation lays in news photography –

Cornél van Heerden was the first photographer ever to be named the South African Press Club Journalist of the Year.

Photography

Cornel however also excels in portraits, wildlife, corporate, automotive and sport photography.

Furthermore, he is a skilled writer and videographer, thus being able to deliver a full media service to clients.
Cornél van Heerden has been commissioned by and delivered photojournalism essays for many international organizations, publications and agencies with clients like:

  • AFP (Agence France-Presse)
  • Al Jazeera
  • AP (Associated Press)
  • Reuters
  • Unicef
  • Greenpeace
  • MSF (Docters Without Borders)

 

Video

He has spent many hours reporting from all corners of not only South Africa, but also the rest of the continent, among others Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique and abroad.

 

 

Writing