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Nick Hannes (1974) is a documentary photographer based in Belgium. His photography reflects on major contemporary themes such as migration, globalization, urbanization and crisis. Hannes is represented by Panos Pictures in London.
After obtaining a master’s degree in photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent in 1997, Hannes worked as a photojournalist for eight years. From 2006 onwards, he concentrates mainly on self-initiated documentary projects, resulting in the publication of 5 books: Red Journey (2009), Mediterranean. The Continuity of Man (2014), Garden of Delight (2018), An Unexpected Lesson in Joy (2020) and New Capital (2024). Garden of Delight was awarded the Magnum Photography Award in 2017 and the Zeiss Photography Award in 2018. In 2023 he received a World Press Photo Award for his work about the new capital of Egypt. Since 2008, he has taught documentary photography at KASK/The School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium.