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The Story Behind the Photo

Paul Lowe

Season 2, Episode 4 April 4, 2025
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THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO

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A family play chess in the hallway outside their apartment during the siege of Sarajevo.

A family play chess in the hallway outside their apartment during the siege of Sarajevo.

A wounded man with an intravenous drip in hospital during the siege on Sarajevo by Serb troops. Doctors and nurses working in the hospitals through the conflict operate on the injured without electricity, heating, light and drugs.

A wounded man with an intravenous drip in hospital during the siege on Sarajevo by Serb troops. Doctors and nurses working in the hospitals through the conflict operate on the injured without electricity, heating, light and drugs.

People run across an intersection, the infamous Sniper Alley, to avoid sniper fire during the siege of Sarajevo by Serb troops.

People run across an intersection, the infamous Sniper Alley, to avoid sniper fire during the siege of Sarajevo by Serb troops.

People run across an intersection, the infamous Sniper Alley, to avoid sniper fire during the siege of Sarajevo by Serb troops.

People run across an intersection, the infamous Sniper Alley, to avoid sniper fire during the siege of Sarajevo by Serb troops.

Photograph by Paul Lowe
Photograph by Paul Lowe
Families say goodbye to their relatives as they prepare for an evacuation by the United Nations (UN) of the wounded and vulnerable from the besieged city. Over 10,000 people were killed and more than 60,000 were injured in the 4-year long siege on the city by Serb troops.

Families say goodbye to their relatives as they prepare for an evacuation by the United Nations (UN) of the wounded and vulnerable from the besieged city. Over 10,000 people were killed and more than 60,000 were injured in the 4-year long siege on the city by Serb troops.

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