Alex Majoli Scene# 1888. Jean d’Arc .Orleans, France. 2017. "This annual festival, now remarkably been celebrated for over 600 years, is a celebration of the liberation of the city of Orleans by Joan of Arc du (...)
ring the 'Hundred Years War'. Riding at the head of her army, she relieved the English siege of the city and later defeated the English army of Lord Talbot outright at the battle of Patay. On 24 May, 1430 Joan was captured by the Burgundians and later 'sold' to the English. Charles VII of France, whose crown she had fought to save, turned his back on her and in May 1431, after a show trial, Joan of Arc was burned alive at the stake at the age of 19. She was canonised in 1920." © Alex Majoli | Magnum Photos
Alex Majoli #SCENE0394 Re-enactment of a scene I have shot at Gravine Hospital in Caltagirone during my coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
I asked 6 actors to look at that image (#SCENE1445) and impro (...)
vise it.
The main actor assessing the patient is Matteo Marchetti. Villa Verde Hospital, Reggio Emilia. Italy. 2021. © Alex Majoli | Magnum Photos
Alex Majoli Cairo, Egypt. November 2011. Mohammed Mahmud is one of the main streets leading to Tahrir Square. This street will remain a memorable space for the revolution because it witnessed some of the most (...)
dramatic and violent moments this past November, December, and February, including the gassing, killing and disfiguration of hundreds of protesters by Egyptian police forces.In the aftermath of clashes between protesters and security forces that took place between 19 and 24 November 2011, Mohammed Mahmud Street witnessed the erection of a cement block-stones-wall that cuts it in the middle and separates it into two different areas. © Alex Majoli | Magnum Photos