Shooting the Mafia

Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.

• politics
• palermo, sicily
• biography
• trial
• organized crime
• sicilian mafia
• photojournalism
• woman director
• italian history
• portrait of an artist