Hannah Kirmes-Daly

Hannah Kirmes-Daly was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with Hamshika’s Puzzle.

Hannah Kirmes-Daly is a multi-award-winning visual journalist and artist working at the intersection of field-based research and mixed-media storytelling. She holds a BA in International Development and South Asian Studies from SOAS and an MA in Art in Context from the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK). Since 2014, she has worked across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, publishing with Al Jazeera, BBC, France24, Deutsche Welle, openDemocracy, and Internazionale. Her work has been recognised with the Thomson Reuters Migration Media Award and the Amnesty International Film Award.

She is the founding director of the creative journalism collective Brush&Bow, which brings together journalists, artists, legal experts, and communities to produce participatory investigations. In 2023, she was the British Library’s Guest Artist. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Berlin, and she has taught at institutions such as the Berlin Biennale and PUBLIX.