Gaza Burial
Spot News, first prize singles
November 20, 2012
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
The bodies of two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his elder brother Muhammad, almost four, are carried by their uncles to a mosque for their funeral, in Gaza City.
The children were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on 19 November. The strike also killed their father, Fouad, and severely injured their mother and four other siblings.
Israel had begun an intense offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza on 14 November in response to continued rocket fire from Palestinian militant groups. In the first days of the offensive, Israel struck at targets of military and strategic importance, though the scope of attack later widened to include residences suspected of harboring Hamas militants. By the time a ceasefire was brokered on 21 November, over 150 people had been killed in Gaza. Of these 103 were thought to be civilians, including at least 30 children.
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Paul Hansen
Sweden

Paul Hansen is a Swedish photojournalist and has worked for the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter since 2000.
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Paul Hansen

Paul Hansen is a Swedish photojournalist and has worked for the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter since 2000.
Paul Hansen is a Swedish photojournalist and has worked for the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter since 2000.
Previously, he was a freelance photographer and writer in New York until 1992 and then he worked at swedish newspaper, Expressen. He has contributed and helped write three books, and his next book is upcoming.
He has received numerous awards, including being named World Press Photo of the Year winner, Photographer of the Year by POYi in 2010 and 2012, Photographer of the Year in Sweden eight times, and two first place awards from NPPA.
He is based in Stockholm.
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"That's what makes it so humbling to be a photographer, because you never know. The instant a flashlight hits somebody's face, that microsecond makes the picture."
Paul Hansen, World Press Photo Winner of the Year 2012, talks about his approach to daily newspaper photography and shows us a few in-depth followup stories in different stages of completion.
An interview with World Press Photo of the Year 2012 winner Paul Hansen about his winning photo, "Gaza Burial".
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