A 12-year-old casualty of war recovers in hospital: Alessio Mamo’s best photograph

Photographer Alessio Mamo reflects on his project documenting war victims at the Al-Mowasah hospital in Jordan. The piece highlights the human cost of conflict through the story of a young girl named Manal who suffered severe injuries.
‘I feel a huge amount of anger seeing children suffer’ … Alessio Mamo’s Manal, War Portraits. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/Redux ‘I feel a huge amount of anger seeing children suffer’ … Alessio Mamo’s Manal, War Portraits. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/Redux My best shot Art and design A 12-year-old casualty of war recovers in hospital: Alessio Mamo’s best photograph ‘Manal suffered severe burns to her arms and face after a missile explosion in Iraq. Yet in many ways she seemed just like a regular young girl’
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