Bastiaan Slabbers

Bastiaan Slabbers is a Philadelphia-based freelance photographer and multimedia journalist who has been telling visual stories for WHYY since 2010. Bas is a cycling enthusiast who has taken sightseeing in his new homeland to the next level.

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Philly firefighter’s ultimate sacrifice is remembered by her colleagues [photos]

Joyce Craig can never be repaid for the sacrifice she made, said Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer as he closed his brief rem ...

9 years ago

Imhotep Panthers one step closer to state championship [photos]

West Oak Lane’s Imhotep Institute Charter Institute met Sharon Hill’s Academy Park on Friday night. The Imhotep ...

9 years ago

Naseir Upshur celebrates. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Imhotep Panthers win city title after beating state champs

West Oak Lane’s Imhotep Institute Charter School Panthers took the city title on Saturday after winning against the Archbishop Wood ...

9 years ago

Chestnut Hill kicks off the holiday season [photos]

On Saturday evening, the Chestnut Hill Community Association kicked off the holiday season with a tree lighting and meet-and-greet with S ...

9 years ago

The 129th rendition of the oldest boys’ school rivalry ended in a 45-17 victory for the Quakers over the Germantown Academy Patriots. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

129th annual Penn Charter-Germantown Academy Day continues long tradition of rivalry [photos]

The rivalry between Germantown Academy and Penn Charter in Northwest Philadelphia runs deep. It’s commonly considered the oldest co ...

9 years ago

The event commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, 50th Anniversary of Vietnam and 25th Anniversary of Dessert Storm. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

2,000 marchers muster for Philly’s first parade honoring vets

More than 2,000 participants representing nearly 200 organizations marched through Center City on Sunday for Philadelphia’s first v ...

9 years ago

Wolf, Kenney, Nutter gather for Dem Election Day lunch at Relish

Candidates, voters, community leaders and elected officials gathered for a traditional Election Day lunch at Relish in West Oak Lane. ...

9 years ago

K-9 competition benefits slain officer’s family

The GameStop where Officer Robert Wilson III was killed on March 5 is only a few blocks from the SEPTA K-9 training grounds, tucked away ...

9 years ago

Eagles present Northern Children’s Services with $25,000 to revitalize Roxborough field

Northern Children’s Services, a multi-pronged family support facility in Roxborough, received a $25,000 grant from the Philadelphia ...

9 years ago

2015 Long Beach Island International Kite Festival photos

The breeze on Sunday was just enough to keep most show kites in the air on Long Beach Island this weekend. The sky above the beach at Shi ...

9 years ago

5th annual march celebrates progress, remembers tragic loss in Philly’s transgender community

The fifth annual Philly Trans* March came days after the ...

9 years ago

Revolutionary Germantown Festival brings historic reenactment to Northwest Philly [photos]

The Revolutionary Germantown Festival returned once again to Northwest Philadelphia on Saturday. While battle re-enactment is the ...

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