Criteria

• Applicants will be accepted from Canadian photojournalists with less than five years experience. This can include students, freelance photographers or photographers currently employed at regional or non-daily publications.
• While still photography is main focus of this internship, the successful applicant will also be given some video assignments during the six-week program.
• The successful applicant must be willing to work at the head office of The Canadian Press in Toronto during the internship. The Hanson Award does not offer living or travel allowances, but a weekly salary of approximately $875 will be paid.
• The internship will take place between April and September at a time that is agreeable to both the successful applicant and The Canadian Press. The winner will also be invited to attend and be recognized at the Canadian Journalism Foundation Annual Awards Gala in June.
• Successful applicants must have their own basic camera gear. Long lenses and video cameras will be supplied by The Canadian Press when necessary.
• The Canadian Press will retain copyright of any images gathered during the internship. However, the successful applicant will be able to use their images for portfolio and other personal uses. The Canadian Journalism Foundation can also use the images for promotional purposes related to the Tom Hanson Award.
• Successful applicants will write a summary of their experience and prepare a photo/multimedia gallery of their best work upon completion of their internship, to be used by the Canadian Journalism Foundation and The Canadian Press to further promote the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award.

How to Apply

• Submit a detailed proposal of no more than 1,000 words on how you would use this internship to expand your experience as a photojournalist. The Hanson Award is geared toward photographers looking to break into daily photojournalism on the national or international stage, so applicants should focus on how the internship would help them accomplish this goal.
• Submit a portfolio of at least 12 and no more than 25 photos. Each photo should be captioned and may include a brief background explanation on how the photo was captured.
• Applicants may also submit a multimedia presentation that includes video.
• Include your resume. Applicants may also submit a letter of recommendation from a current employer or teacher, although this is not mandatory.

Applications for the Tom Hanson Award can be submitted starting Nov. 1, 2009, and must be received by Jan. 4, 2010. The Selection Committee will review applications in January, 2010, and may conduct interviews with the top candidates. The successful applicant will be chosen by Feb. 1, 2010.

Full application should be submitted via FTP using an FTP client:
*Host: ftp2.cp.org\Uploads\Private\Internship
User name: THPJA
Password: internship2010
*NOTE: You must include the full directory path -- you cannot navigate to the Internship directory.

All entries should be sent in one Zip file using following naming convention:
firstname_lastname.zip

Files within the Zip file should follow the same naming convention:
firstname_lastname_proposal.doc
firstname_lastname_resume.doc
firstname_lastname_photo1.jpg
firstname_lastname_photo2.jpg
etc.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Heather McCall at hmccall@cjf-fjc.ca (applications will not be accepted via e-mail).

Selection Committee

Catherine Hanson, spouse of Tom Hanson
Heide Glorieux-Kaspar, mother of Tom Hanson
Graeme Roy, director of news photography, The Canadian Press
Frank Gunn, national photographer, The Canadian Press
Fred Chartrand, retired national photographer and contributing freelance photographer, The Canadian Press
Tony Caldwell, photographer, Ottawa Sun
Michael Benedict, board member, Canadian Journalism Foundation