The desperation of hope - a photo on Flickriver

This photo is made at the Pozzallo harbor (south Italy) during a reportagefor Der Spiegel about the migrants in Sicily.
The photo displays the gaze of a syrian girl during the landing of an Italian marine boat that has rescued her family in the sea.

Here's a video of the scene: youtu.be/zmFBjPKCBg4

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For unreleased photos of the Sicilian migrants: www.giuliomagnifico.it/sicilys-migrants/

Taken in: Italia / Sicilia / Pozzallo (show map)

Taken on: August 7, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D800E, 105mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Focal Length:	105mm
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
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