Nick Hannes (°1974) is a Belgian photographer.
Nick studied photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent. He worked for eight years as a freelance press photographer before turning his attention to long-term documentary projects on major social issues such as migration, urbanisation and globalisation.
Nick has published several photo books, including works on the former Soviet Union (‘Red Journey’, 2009), the Mediterranean (‘Mediterranean. The Continuity of Man’, 2014) and Dubai (‘Garden of Delight’, 2018). In 2024, his latest book ‘New Capital’ was published, a critical documentary on six new capital cities.
His work has been honoured with a Magnum Photography Award (2017) and a World Press Photo Award (2023).
Nick has published reports in publications including De Standaard, De Morgen, Knack, de Volkskrant, El País, Géo, National Geographic, Paris-Match, Stern and Vanity Fair.
He has held solo exhibitions at venues including the FotoMuseum (Antwerp), De Garage (Mechelen) and at various international photography festivals.
Since 2008, he has been a lecturer in documentary photography at KASK. Nick is affiliated with the photo agencies ANP and Panos Pictures (London).
