Paolo Siccardi, journalist and freelance photoreporter, he is the author of several books and photographic exhibitions.Since 2000 he has collaborated exclusively with the Italian magazine "Famiglia Cristiana" for all reportages. He began his career in the 80s, at the end of the "Years of Lead", documenting the first trials in Turin for terrorism and workers' struggles. Among his most significant works was the conflict over Afghanistan, from the soviet occupation in 1986 to the ISAF mission in 2009. In 1987 he followed the Sandinista revolution against the Contras guerrillas. He is in Jordan on january 17, 1991, the day of deadline the First Gulf War breaks out. For ten years from 1989 to 1999, he documents the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and the geo-political changes in the Balkan area. His reportages in the middle East, Iraq, Syria, the Golan Heights on the border with Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. He is the winner of national journalist award in the photography category: "War reporters in 2002" promoted by the Antonio Russo Foundation and the Order Italian Journalists. In 2018, her exhibition: "Exodos" was awarded the gold medal by the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella . In Africa he realizes some reportages on conflicts and humanitarian emergencies in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo and several times in South Sudan. In 2012 he was in Syria during the siege of Aleppo. From 2015 to 2016 it follows the Ukrainian conflict of Donbass. He is currently following the exodus of populations fleeing the wars to Europe. His reportages, mainly of a social nature, have been published by the most important magazine and newspapers: Famiglia Cristiana, il Venerdì di Repubblica, Der Spiegel, Geo Japan, Time International, The Guardian and Courrier International. www.walkabout-ph.com
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