Paul Hansen (photographer)

Paul Hansen, born April 25, 1964 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish journalistic photographer working for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. In 2013 he won the World Press Photo for 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 in Gaza City.

Awards - a selection

World Press Photo 2013

World Press Photo 2nd Prize General news 2016

"Picture of the Year" in Sweden 2 times

"Photographer of the Year" in Sweden 8 times

"Photographer of the Year" in POYi, 2 times, in 2010 and 2012

"Photographer of the Year in POYi, 2nd prize, 2015