Gabriele Micalizzi
From the Other Side (Series)
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FROM THE WRONG SIDE
On February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, marking a new chapter in the ongoing conflict. Eight years after the Maidan Square clashes, both sides are regrouping to maintain control over territories and continue advancing in a conflict that has become highly polarized by the media.
In 2014, the Maidan Square clashes served as a prelude to what would erupt into what may seem like a civil war, fought between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian armed forces.
As of 2023, the conflict has reached a stalemate, with both sides consolidating their positions to maintain control over territories. Sanctions and economic pressures have influenced the global economy, highlighting the far-reaching impact of the war.
For eight years, this project has sought to provide a balanced perspective on the conflict, presenting facts and content in a neutral manner. The author, having been in Donbass a week before the conflict erupted, is among the few photojournalists to have covered the conflict from the ‘Russian’ side.
AUTHOR
Gabriele Micalizzi is an Italian war photojournalist known for his work on conflict zones. He has also undertaken long-term projects focusing on social, anthropological, and ethnographic themes, always maintaining a personal perspective.
His work has been featured in prominent national and international publications, including The New York Times, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, The Guardian, Vice UK, Le Monde, Rolling Stone Italia, Internazionale, Die Zeit, Corriere Della Sera, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Esquire, and Ruptly.
Micalizzi is a co-founder of the Cesura collective and has covered events related to the “Arab Spring” since 2011. He won the “Master of Photography” award in 2016 and began collaborating with Leica. That same year, he presented his work on the situation in Libya titled DOGMA.
In 2019, he was wounded by an RPG rocket during the Kurdish offensive in the Baghuz area against the last stronghold of ISIS.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, he documented the area with the highest number of cases, traveling between Bergamo and the rest of Lombardy.
In 2022, he documented the war in Ukraine for WSJ, Die Zeit, and Le Monde, earning the Premiolino journalism prize at the Milan Triennale in September for his coverage.