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The Story Behind the Photo

Rikard Larma

Season 2, Episode 5 September 27, 2025
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THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO

In the fifth episode of ‘The Story Behind The Photo’ we bring you our legendary Bosnian photographer who was covering the siege of Sarajevo for the Associated Press. Some of the most iconic photos were taken by Rikard Larma. He tells us the story of his favorite photo, the City Hall photograph, Vijecnica from August 1992 when it was on fire. Very moving and emotional episode with some of the insights he never mentioned before.

a film by DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
executive producer ADNAN PAŠEFENDIĆ
producer DIMITRIS SIDERIDIS
producer ANNA PROKOU
production manager DINELA JELČIN
director of photography EMIR JORDAMOVIĆ
additional camera DIMITRIS SIDERIDIS
editor DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
colorist KISHORE KANCHAN
art director HÉLOÏSE DORSAN-RACHET
composer ATHAR SAEED
sound designer LINUS BERGMAN
special thanks to RIKARD LARMA
thanks to NIHAD KREŠEVLJAKOVIĆ & HANA BAJROVIĆ

in association with IMAGEFIELDS LAB & Modul Memorije

This film was made with the financial support of MEMORIAL CENTER SARAJEVO
and DOMOD company https://domod.ba/

SUBTITLES: English

WATCH IT IN 4K

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Thanks to photographers for the photos used in the title sequence.

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Why this archive exists

Sniper Alley Photo project preserves the voices of photographers, the stories behind their images and historical memory of Sarajevo during the siege.