The veils of Aleppo


  • Photographer
    FRANCO PAGETTI
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    VII Agency
  • Date of Photograph
    Feb 2013

Sheets line the devastated streets of Aleppo, Syria, acting as shields to obscure Free Syrian Army soldiers from the view of Bashar al-Assad's security force snipers. Before the war, these sheets served a very different purpose as residents used them for privacy or to protect their homes from harsh weather. “Aleppo’s sheets serve the same purpose: they protect lives. But you’re always aware how fragile they are."

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