The Libyan War

The Libyan revolution began on February 2011, in the wake of the riots that changed the Arab world. In contrast with what happened in Tunisia and in Egypt, in a few weeks the Libyan Revolution [...]

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Defeating IS in Libya

I was in Libya for the first time at the beginning of the civil war, in February 2011. In 2016 I went back to Sirte cover the conflict against the Islamic State.  During the war [...]

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Things they Carried

"Things they carried" shows images of the objects found among the migrants who died trying to crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy. Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times   
According to UNHCR more than [...]

By |November 24, 2016|Comments Off on Things they Carried

War in Donbass

During May 2014 I've been traveling for the first time in Easter Ukraine to document the conflict between pro-Russian fighters and Ukrainian sodiers. For a month I've been working with the pro-Russian fighters covering the battle in the [...]

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The Dream

The Dream is an emotional journey through the human condition, a state of being devoid of a reference point. It wants to tell the stories, reveal the humanity and show the strength of people who [...]

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Dreaming Europe

Dreaming Europe, a body of work whose intimate, subtle portraits document refugees as they find a moment of peace on their long and grueling journey. Lucia De Stefani for TIME Lightbox published on October 6, 2015  [...]

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Grand Refugee Hotel

During summer months, Turks and Arabs on holiday crowd the Turkish port of Mersin. But in the last few years, hotels on Mersin’s waterfront have become home to a different kind of traveler.

By |September 10, 2015|Comments Off on Grand Refugee Hotel

MAIORES NOSTRI

Maiores Nostri is a reportage whose aim is to rediscover the ancestral human life, out of society and in close connection with nature.

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On the Brink of an Abyss

South Sudan split from Sudan in 2011 as a part of a peace deal that ended decades of war. But Ethnic violence has plagued the new country.

By |July 25, 2014|Comments Off on On the Brink of an Abyss

Floods in Gaza

During December 2013 a strong torrential rain hit Gaza, causing a flood where more than 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes and hosted in temporary shelters without electricity or toilets. The winter storm, called Alexa exacerbated the drastic situation of Gaza's 1.8 million people.

By |April 19, 2014|Comments Off on Floods in Gaza

Rojava

In October 2013 I spent 3 weeks in Kurdistan, just days before Iraq closed its border with Syria. I stayed most of time in a Syrian section called Rojava, which 2 milion Kurds call home and where a de facto Kurdish government was established just one month afterward.

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Prisoners of their own mind

Défilé de Beudet Hospital represents one of the two crumbling psychiatric facilities in Haiti. The current hospital's conditions don't allow patients to receive the necessary treatments and let them live as caged animals, prisoners of their own minds.

By |December 8, 2013|Comments Off on Prisoners of their own mind

#occupygezy

Between the end of May and the whole month of June 2013, Turkey faced the largest anti-government protest since the AKP takeover, more than a decade ago.

By |September 15, 2013|Comments Off on #occupygezy

The War in Mali

In January 2013 France announced its military intervention in Mali to reclaim territory seized by Islamist rebels. As French airstrikes drove militants back and ground troops reclaimed town after town, I traced their advance from the country's western front line to the north.

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Battle to Death

'Battle to death' documents the epicenter of the Syrian civil war in the streets of the northern city of Aleppo where residents suffered a brutal human toll from daily fighting.

By |January 6, 2013|Comments Off on Battle to Death

Dispatches from South Sudan

In June 2012 I went to South Sudan to document the challenges the country was facing after its declared independence: millions of displaced people hoping to return home, 50 years of neglected infrastructure, massive food shortage.

By |July 3, 2012|Comments Off on Dispatches from South Sudan

Trans Asia Express

Turkey and Iran are connected by the Trans Asia Express, a train that leaves from Istanbul, crosses Western Iran, and, almost 3000 kilometers and 66 hours later, ends up in Tehran.

By |April 4, 2012|Comments Off on Trans Asia Express

The Longest Ongoing War

About 40% of Burma's population belongs to ethnic groups. Karen are roughly 7% of Burmese population, approximately 50 million of people. Karen people are represented by Karen National Union (KNU), a political organization with an armed wing, Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), that has been fighting the Burmese government since 1949 in the world longest ongoing conflict.

By |March 28, 2012|Comments Off on The Longest Ongoing War

Burmese Ping Pong Exodus

In November 2010 about 20,000 Burmese refugees escaped from the armed conflicts between Burmese army and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DBKA) happening Karen State by crossing Thai - Burmese border. The 8th November's one was 2010's biggest Burmese refugees' exodus.

By |March 26, 2012|Comments Off on Burmese Ping Pong Exodus

Workshop Prothesis

Mae Tao Clinic run by Maw Keh - ex Karen warrior - provides free health care for refugees, migrant workers, and other individuals who cross the border from Burma to Thailand. Maw Keh calls this department 'Workshop Prosthesis'.

By |March 25, 2012|Comments Off on Workshop Prothesis

Abruzzo Earthquake

On April, 6th at 3.32 am, a 6.2 tremor with an epicentre between Onna and L'Aquila hit Abruzzo. Many buildings were damaged, and many historic buildings collapsed, causing the death of 307 people and the evacuating of 80.000 in over 100 tents camp.

By |March 25, 2012|Comments Off on Abruzzo Earthquake

Nose Job

Iran is the first country by number of nasal plastic surgeries, or Nose Jobs. Walking in Iranian cities, it is common to spot young middle class people showing the typical signs of a nose job. What apparently is an aesthetic value, reveals indeed the strong conflicts of the Iranian society.

By |March 24, 2012|Comments Off on Nose Job

Post Mubarak Elections

The Egyptian Revolution brought Hosni Mubarak's regime to an end and caused his flee from the country. However the Egyptians continued to demonstrate, accusing the new government of persevering with Mubarak's politics and urging the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to hand over power to a transitional civilian government.

By |March 24, 2012|Comments Off on Post Mubarak Elections

Uprising in Athens

On the 28th, 29th of June Greek citizens went on 48 hours general strike in the main squares of the largest cities in the country.

By |March 24, 2012|Comments Off on Uprising in Athens

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