Tom Hanson was born in Rochester , New York and later moved with his family to Montreal , where he grew up . Hanson was educated at Vanier College and Concordia University . He began freelancing for the Canadian Press in 1989 , becoming a staff member in Ottawa in 1992 . Hanson was awarded the Canadian Press Picture of the Year Award in 1992 . In 2002 , he was named Canadian Press Photographer of the Year . Hanson 's photographs documented Canadians major events such as the Oka Crisis , the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City , the 2006 evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon and the Canadian mission in Afghanistan
Summit of the Americas
3rd Summit of the Americas
Tom Hanson (photojournalist)