Background
Khalil Hamra was born in Kuwait in 1979 to Palestinian parents and raised in Qatar, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories.
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Career
In 2002, a year after graduating from the Islamic University of Gaza with a degree in journalism, Hamra took work as a freelancer with the Associated Press, based in Rafah. The Overseas Press Club praised his images as "close up, powerful and direct and taken at considerable risk due to the nature of the conflict which had combatants mingling amongst the civilian population." In February 2011, Hamra himself made news when he was injured documenting demonstrations in Tahrir Square, Alexandria during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Achievements
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APME photo award 2003 APME photo award 2007 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2009 APME photo award 2010 Atlanta photography award 2010 2010: Joint Second Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism PGB photo award 2010 Headliner photo award 2010 Pictures of the Year International photo award 2010 Pulitzer Prize, shared with 3 others, 2013.
Awards
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APME photo award 2003 APME photo award 2007 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2009 APME photo award 2010 Atlanta photography award 2010 2010: Joint Second Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism PGB photo award 2010 Headliner photo award 2010 Pictures of the Year International photo award 2010 Pulitzer Prize, shared with 3 others, 2013APME photo award 2003 APME photo award 2007 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2009 APME photo award 2010 Atlanta photography award 2010 2010: Joint Second Prize, Days Japan International Photojournalism PGB photo award 2010 Headliner photo award 2010 Pictures of the Year International photo award 2010 Pulitzer Prize, shared with 3 others, 2013