The Hillside Summit: Photojournalism Lecture Series was created to help preserve the legacy of our friend and colleague Tom Hanson and to raise money for the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award. Tom was a swashbuckling photojournalist whose images from the Oka conflict to the cut-and-thrust of the House of Commons told vivid stories. He was an award-winning photographer for The Canadian Press who travelled around the world and across the country, shooting some of the most iconic news and sports images during his 15 year career. Tom died suddenly after collapsing while playing hockey at the age of 41 in March 2009.
The Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award offers a six-week paid internship at The Canadian Press head office in Toronto for a photojournalist in the early stages of his or her career. The annual internship is designed to give a photographer trying to break into the business the chance to perform on the national stage.
