ate last year, during a particularly bad day of fighting between the Free Syrian Army and the Assad regime, a band of rebels took refuge in the basement of an abandoned factory building in Aleppo. They had just lost two men and were in desperate need of more supplies and more fighters. As we all waited for the shelling to stop, I discovered a small hole in one of the factory walls. With that opening providing our only light, I photographed many of the rebels, each with the single item they claimed was the most crucial in their struggle against the government.
Awards 2014: POY_Pictures of The Year International (2nd place general news)
2013: WORLD PRESS PHOTO - 2nd prize General News Story)
VISA D'OR AWARD Perpignan (International Humanitarian Red Cross Award)
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - 1st prize Photo Essay/Feature Story and 4 honorable mentions
NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series
KONTINENT AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series
PDN Faces Editorial Portrait Award
AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE Picture of the Year
2012: ITALIAN EMERGING TALENT by ITALIAN/AMERICAN CONSULATE and ASSOCIATION of Fine Arts
2011: 2011 PDN Faces Celebrity/Editorial PortraitsAward
NPPA Best Of
2010: PDN Faces
NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS Finalist
