Letizia Battaglia | Photography as a life choice

Society, politics, love, death, life through the black and white vision of one of the most significant protagonists of Italian photography. “Photography as a choice of life” is the title of the exhibition that retraces the journey of an unconventional photographer. 300 photographs, far from clichés. Palermo, Sicily and Mafia are only one aspect of his work, perhaps the most famous one.

Her portraits, of both famous and common people, always raise strong emotions: men and women, children and animals, all seen and depicted with profound empathy. The city with its streets and squares; responsability, rebellion, poverty, social issues. All is caught with a gaze that always reveals Letizia Battaglia great awareness.