Paul Hansen
Paul Hansen (born April 25, 1964) is a Swedish journalistic photographer working for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. 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. The picture, named "Gaza Burial" was shot on November 20, 2012 in Gaza City.
Paul Hansen
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- Name
- Paul Hansen
- Born
- 25 April 1964
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- photojournalist · photographer
- Honours
- World Press Photo of the Year
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Paul Hansen (born April 25, 1964) is a Swedish journalistic photographer working for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. 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. The picture, named "Gaza Burial" was shot on November 20, 2012 in Gaza City.
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• Name — Paul Hansen • Born — 25 April 1964
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• World Press Photo of the Year 2013 • World Press Photo 2nd Prize General news 2016 • "Picture of the Year" in Sweden 2 times • "Photographer of the Year" in Sweden 9 times • "Photographer of the Year," Pictures of the Year International (POYi), 2010 and 2012 • "Photographer of the Year," POYi, 2nd prize, 2015 • Second place in "Photographer of the Year in NPPA" 2024 • Award of Excellence in "Photographer of the Year" in POYi 2024 • First prize in "International news story of the year" in POYi 2024 • Award of Excellence in POYi 2024 "Israel-Hamas impact story" • Second place in "General News" in NPPA 2024 • Second place in "Feature" in NPPA 2024
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- 1.Paul Hansen Photojournalist photographer. www.paulhansen.se.
- 2.Gaza children's funeral shot wins World Press Photo.
- 3.http://www.photographie.com/news/le-world-press-photo-dcern-paul-hansen photographie.com Le World Press Photo décerné à Paul Hansen
- 4.Fisher, Max. The harrowing story behind the World Press Photo of the year. The Washington Post. 2013-02-18. 0190-8286.
- 5.2013 Paul Hansen SN1. World Press Photo.
- 6.Paul Hansen. World Press Photo.
- 7.Välkommen till Årets Bild. www.aretsbild.se.
- 8.First Place Photographer of the Year - Newspaper. www.poyi.org.
- 9.Paul Hansen Wins POYi Newspaper Photographer Of The Year NPPA. nppa.org.
- 10.Second Place Photographer of the Year. www.poyi.org.
- 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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