The mirror and the war. (World 2017, by Gianluca Grossi) - Swiss Press Award
Gianluca Grossi
Two Spanish volunteers prepare to rescue a group of migrants aboard a rubber dinghy, Lesbos Island, Greece.
La Regione
Photo / World
2017
Gianluca Grossi
The photograph documents the arrival on the island of Lesbos of a rubber dinghy departing from Turkey carrying a group of migrants, mostly women. The article recounts the testimony of a young man who served as a sniper in Syria and who, after initially speaking to a volunteer on the beach, actually confides in the journalist.
