Daniel Berehulak (born 1975) is an Australian photographer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. He is a regular contributor to ''

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'' and has visited more than 60 countries covering contemporary issues. In 2015, he was awarded the

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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

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awards and he has twice been named Photographer of the Year by

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(2014 and 2015). In 2016, he was named Photojournalist of the Year (large-circulation publications) in the

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's Best of Photojournalism contest.

Career

Berehulak was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of Ukrainian immigrants. After studying history at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...

, 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. 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

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. He is a regular contributor to ''

'' 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."Daniel Berehulak: UNICEF Photo of the Year 2009, Honorable Mention"
Retrieved 14 December 2010. He has also documented numerous social issues and people coping with the aftermath of disasters, including the Japan tsunami and the

Chernobyl Chernobyl ( , ; russian: Чернобыль, ) or Chornobyl ( uk, Чорнобиль, ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Chernobyl is about no ...

. He has worked as a freelance photographer since 2013.

Awards

*2007:

, 3rd Prize, People in the News. *2009:

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Photo of the Year 2009, Honorable Mention. *2010: China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP), China Photojournalists Society, Gold Medal for "Kids in refugee camp in Pakistan". *2010: World Press Photo, 1st Prize Stories, People in the News. *2010:

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, John Faber Award. *2011: Finalist,

Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography is one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. From 2000 it has used the "breaking news" name but it is considered a continuation of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photogr ...

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, for Breaking News together with Paula Bronstein for portraying the will to survive the floods in Pakistan. *2015: Winner,

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, for coverage of the

Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease, centered in Western Africa, was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history. It caused major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and S ...

. *2017: Winner,

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, for coverage of the

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. *2017: Winner, McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage from the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berehulak, Daniel 1975 births Living people Australian photojournalists Artists from Sydney Australian people of Ukrainian descent Pulitzer Prize winners Shorty Award winners University of New South Wales alumni