Daniel Berehulak

Daniel Berehulak (born 1975) is an Australian photographer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. He is a staff photographer[1] of The New York Times and has visited more than 60 countries covering contemporary issues.

Daniel Berehulak
Born1975 (age 47–48)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Occupation(s)Photographer and photojournalist
Known forPulitzer Prize winner

In 2015, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his coverage of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his coverage of the Pakistan floods in 2010. His photography has earned five World Press Photo awards and he has twice been named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International (2014 and 2015). In 2016, he was named Photojournalist of the Year (large-circulation publications) in the National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism contest.[2]

Career

Berehulak was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of Ukrainian immigrants.[3] After studying history at the University of New South Wales, initially he embarked on a business-oriented career. He turned to photography in 2000, working for an Australian sports agency, when he photographed the tests events for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.[4] In 2002, he started working for Getty Images in Sydney as a sports photographer, moving to London as a staff photographer in 2005 and was later based in New Delhi. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times and has visited more than 60 countries covering events including the Iraq and Afghan wars, the trial of Saddam Hussein, child labour in India, and the return of Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan, where he interviewed her shortly before her death.[5][6] He has also documented numerous social issues and people coping with the aftermath of disasters, including the Japan tsunami and the Chernobyl. He has worked as a freelance photographer since 2013.

Awards

References
  1. "Daniel Berehulak Joins The Times as Staff Photographer Correspondents".
  2. "Daniel Berehulak Named Photojournalist of the Year". The New York Times. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "About". danielberehulak.com/. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. Edmonds, Sam (20 September 2019). "Daniel Berehulak - Australia's most awarded photojournalist - Capture magazine". www.capturemag.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. "Daniel Berehulak: UNICEF Photo of the Year 2009, Honorable Mention". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  6. "Daniel Berehulak: Australia", World Press Photo. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  7. "2007, Daniel Berehulak, 3rd prize, People in the News", World Press Photo. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  8. "Daniel Berehulak, Australia: 2010-03-23 18:01:43", China International Press Photo. Retrieved 14 December 2010. China
  9. "People in the News: 1st prize stories", World Press Club. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. "2010 John Faber Award", The Overseas Press Club. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. "Breaking-News-Photography", The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. "Scenes From the Ebola Crisis Earn Photography Pulitzer", "The New York Times", Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  13. "NYT wins Pulitzer Prize for PH drug war report". CNN Philippines. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. "Photojournalist receives 2017 McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage - Grady College". Grady College. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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