Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award 2021

Photographer Tom Hanson prepares to board the Liberal Party’s campaign plane in this undated photo. (Photo Tony Caldwell/The Canadian Press/Ottawa Sun)

Applications for the twelfth annual Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award are now being accepted.

This six-week paid internship at The Canadian Press head office in Toronto is designed to give an up-and-coming news photographer the chance to perform on the national stage.

Named in memory of Canadian Press photographer Tom Hanson (and here), this award is open to any Canadian photojournalist who has been in the business less than five years – from students to freelancers to photographers working at regional publications.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of their work by February 19, 2021.

 

Updated March 24, 2021: Evan Buhler, a photojournalist at the Rocky Mountain Outlook, in Canmore, Alberta, has won the 2021 Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award. His winning portfolio is here.

 

Previous winners:

2020: Marissa Tiel

2019: Andrew Lahodynskyj

2018: Tijana Martin

2017: Chris Donovan

2016: Eduardo Lima

2015: Marta Iwanek

2014: Hannah Yoon

2013: Galit Rodan

2012: Michelle Siu

2011: Aaron Vincent Elkaim (and here).

2010: Adrien Veczan (and here)