Paul Hansen (photographer)

Paul Hansen[1] (born April 25, 1964) is a Swedish journalistic photographer working for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Paul Hansen
Born (1964-04-25) April 25, 1964 (age 60)

In 2013 he won World Press Photo of the Year for a photograph of the funeral procession carrying the bodies of two Palestinian children and their father of the Hijazi family killed during an Israeli air attack on their home.[2][3] The picture, named "Gaza Burial" was shot on November 20, 2012 in Gaza City.[4]

Awards

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  • World Press Photo of the Year 2013[5]
  • World Press Photo 2nd Prize General news 2016[6]
  • "Picture of the Year" in Sweden 2 times
  • "Photographer of the Year" in Sweden 9 times[7]
  • "Photographer of the Year," Pictures of the Year International (POYi), 2010 and 2012[8][9]
  • "Photographer of the Year," POYi, 2nd prize, 2015[10]
  • Second place in "Photographer of the Year in NPPA" 2024[11]
  • Award of Excellence in "Photographer of the Year" in POYi 2024[12]
  • First prize in "International news story of the year" in POYi 2024[13]
  • Award of Excellence in POYi 2024 "Israel-Hamas impact story"[14]
  • Second place in "General News" in NPPA 2024[15]
  • Second place in "Feature" in NPPA 2024[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Hansen Photojournalist | photographer". www.paulhansen.se. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ^ "Gaza children's funeral shot wins World Press Photo". Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.photographie.com/news/le-world-press-photo-dcern-paul-hansen%7Csite=photographie.com[permanent dead link] Le World Press Photo décerné à Paul Hansen
  4. ^ Fisher, Max (2013-02-18). "The harrowing story behind the World Press Photo of the year". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  5. ^ "2013 Paul Hansen SN1". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ^ "Paul Hansen". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ^ "Välkommen till Årets Bild". www.aretsbild.se. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  8. ^ "First Place | Photographer of the Year - Newspaper". www.poyi.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  9. ^ "Paul Hansen Wins POYi Newspaper Photographer Of The Year | NPPA". nppa.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  10. ^ "Second Place | Photographer of the Year". www.poyi.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  11. ^ "2024 Photojournalist of the Year – International".
  12. ^ "Pictures of the Year | 81th Annual Competition". www.poy.org.
  13. ^ "Pictures of the Year 81 | National/International News Picture Story". www.poy.org.
  14. ^ "Pictures of the Year 81 | Impact 2023: Israel-Hamas War Picture Story". www.poy.org.
  15. ^ "2024 General News".
  16. ^ "2024 Feature".
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