
Letizia Battaglia (1935–2022) stands among the greatest figures of Italian social documentary photography. At nearly forty, this mother of three left everything behind to become a photojournalist and started working for the newspaper L’Ora. She captured her native Palermo with rare intensity, documenting both the brutal grip of the Cosa Nostra on the city and the everyday lives of its inhabitants with a focus on women and children. A committed activist, she became politically involved in the fight against the mafia during the 1980s. In this intimate portrait, Letizia Battaglia tells her story through her most iconic photographs. Through her gaze, at once tender and piercing, the full complexity of Palermo comes to light.
Letizia Battaglia

The Red Queen
2022

Miraculu Fu
2025

A Short Film for Lida
2003

The Vinland Mystery
1984

An American Story: Race Amity and The Other Tradition
2018

100 Girls by Bunny Yeager
1999

Cameramen at War
1943

Frans Lanting: The Evolution of LIFE
2015

Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters
2022

L'Europe des Fronts Populaires
2006

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story
2024

The Sahel Cuisine: Fura Da Nono
2024