Letizia Battaglia (Photofile)

The perfect primer on renowned Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia.

Born in Palermo, Letizia Battaglia (1935–2022) began working in journalism as a single mother, but she discovered that it was easier to sell articles if she could also supply photographs. She became a news photographer for L’Ora, a Sicilian daily newspaper that took a stand against the Mafia and its political and economic connections.

Between 1976 and 1991, Battaglia was a witness to some of the bloodiest events in Italian...