Born Somewhere

“Born somewhere” portrays the life of children in 27 countries. The Italian photographer Francesco Zizola spent more than 13 years documenting the conditions of children around the world. Consistently, he visited their countries which are drained by wars, such as Angola, Sudan, Afghanistan or Iraq. His pictures tell us about child labour in Brazil and Indonesia as well as AIDS orphans in Mozambique and Kenya. But they show also how privileged children drift away from their families and give an insight into the life of young entrepreneurs and child actors in New York and Los Angeles. The Jury awarded this special prize honouring the exceptional commitment Zizola dedicated to such a long term project of highest photographic quality.