Oct 2nd 2017. The day after the vote, students hold a Catalan flag in Catalunya square during a protest against the violence and brutality used by Spanish police to impede the independence referendum.

Oct 1st 2017, Catalonia holds a referendum on its independence.

People voting in a polling station in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood.

Oct 1st 2017, Catalonia holds a referendum on its independence.

The ballot says: “Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state in the form of Republic?”.

Oct 1st 2017, Catalonia holds a referendum on its independence.

The banner in St. Jaume square reads “More democracy”.

Catalonia indipendence referendum, Barcelona October 1st 2017. Pro indipendence supporters in Catalunya square.

Catalonia indipendence referendum, Barcelona October 1st 2017. Pro indipendence supporters in Catalunya square.

Oct 1st 2017, Catalonia holds a referendum on its independence.

Pro indipendence supporters in Catalunya square.

Oct 2nd 2017. The day after the vote, a protest against the violence and brutality used by Spanish police to impede the independence referendum.

Hands are raised as a symbol of non-violence.

Oct 2nd 2017. The day after the vote, students during a protest against the violence and brutality used by Spanish police to impede the independence referendum.

Some of them have their mouth shut by a red tape, a symbol of freedom of speech repression.

Oct 2nd 2017. The day after the vote, a protest against the violence and brutality used by Spanish police to impede the independence referendum.

Hands are raised as a symbol of non-violence.

On Dec 10th 2017, the Catalan president Carles Puigdemont gives a speech in the Catalan parliament in Barcelona.

In the streets surrounding the parliament expectation builds up, since he’s expected to declare Catalonia’s independence following the referendum held on Oct 1st.

After 1 hour delay due to last minute discussions with the other pro-independence parties, Puigdemont declared Catalonia’s independence but immediately put it on hold in the hope for a last minute negotiation with the central government in Madrid.

On Dec 10th 2017, the Catalan president Carles Puigdemont gives a speech in the Catalan parliament in Barcelona.

In the streets surrounding the parliament expectation builds up, since he’s expected to declare Catalonia’s independence following the referendum held on Oct 1st.

After 1 hour delay due to last minute discussions with the other pro-independence parties, Puigdemont declared Catalonia’s independence but immediately put it on hold in the hope for a last minute negotiation with the central government in Madrid.

Oct 17th 2017. Silent march with candles in Barcelona, to demand the freedom of the two Catalan separatist movement leaders jailed days before.

Oct 17th 2017. Silent march with candles in Barcelona, to demand the freedom of the two Catalan separatist movement leaders jailed days before.

Oct 17th 2017. Silent march with candles in Barcelona, to demand the freedom of the two Catalan separatist movement leaders jailed days before.

Oct 21st 2017. March in Barcelona to demand the freedom of the two Catalan separatist movement leaders jailed days before.

The march also became a protest against Spanish move from the same day to suspend Catalan autonomy.

Xavi (43, Terrassa). ‘Today, independence. Tomorrow, they will find a way to put it in place’.

Oct 27th 2017. Reactions in the streets of Barcelona, as the Catalan parliament declares Catalonia an independent republic.

Oct 27th 2017. Reactions in the streets of Barcelona, as the Catalan parliament declares Catalonia an independent republic.

Oct 27th 2017. Reactions in the streets of Barcelona, as the Catalan parliament declares Catalonia an independent republic.

Barcelona, in front of the Catalan Parliament, Nov 2nd 2017. Reactions to the imprisonment of eight members of the deposed Catalan government.

Barcelona, in front of the Catalan Parliament, Nov 2nd 2017. Reactions to the imprisonment of eight members of the deposed Catalan government.

Spiaggia dei Conigli beach, Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016. A family on vacation waiting for a boat.

Lampedusa, August 2016. A couple jet skiing and a shipwreck with writings in Arab on the back.

Lampedusa harbour, August 2016.

Lampedusa’s boats graveyard, August 2016.

Cala Guitgia beach, Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Madonna di Porto Salvo sanctuary, Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016. A Virgin Mary’s statue coverd with a thermal blanket at Porto M, an alternative migration museum.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Military installations in Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa’s lightouse, August 2016.

An abandoned buckshot. Lampedusa, August 2016.

A military compound in Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa, August 2016. The Porta d’Europa (Door of Europe) monument is dedicated to the migrants who lost their lives at sea.

Lampedusa, August 2016.

Lampedusa’s harbour, August 2016. Local fishermen unload the catch of the day

August 27th 2016. Some of the 240 migrants rescued at sea by the Italian Coast Guard disembark at Lampedusa’s harbour.

Lampedusa, August 2016. Group spinning in the town square.

Lampedusa, August 27h 2016. Some of the 240 migrants rescued at sea by the Italian Coast Guard are lined up in the harbour just after the disembarkment.

Lampedusa’s harbour at night, August 2016.

August 27th 2016. Some of the 240 migrants rescued at sea by the Italian Coast Guard disembark at Lampedusa’s harbour.

The Captain of the Aquarius chart the course of the vessel on a nautical map of Northern Africa.

A portrait of Anabel Montes Mier (29, from Spain), SOS Méditerranée Deputy Search And Rescue Coordinator on board the Aquarius.

A rubber boat in distress is spotted in the early morning, approximately 23 miles off the coast of Libya.

At sunrise, the SOS Méditerranée Deputy Search And Rescue Coordinator scan the horizon with a binocular in search for migrants boats in distress.

A rubber boat in distress with 120 people on board is found approximately 23 miles north-east of Tripoli (Libya).

Life jackets are distributed to the people on board the rubber boat.

Three women on board the rescue rhib that will transfer them to the Aquarius, just after being rescued from a rubber boat in distress.

Young men with life jackets on board the rubber boat during the rescue operations.

Three men on board the rescue rhib that will transfer them to the Aquarius, just after being rescued from a rubber boat in distress.

A group of migrants on board the rescue rhib that will transfer them to the Aquarius.

Members of the SOS Méditerranée Search and Rescue Team on board the Aquarius, as seen from a rescue rhib.

A portrait of Edouard Courcelle (34, from France), member of the SOS Méditerranée Search And Rescue Team.

The rescue vessel Aquarius is operated by the NGOs SOS Méditerranée and Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Migrants on board the Aquarius vessel just after the rescue operations. On the September 11th 2016 operation, 252 migrants from two different rubber boats in distress were rescued. Most of them hail from Nigeria, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and Ghana.

Sep 11th 2016, Mediterranean Sea. A group of migrants rescued hours before from a rubber boat in distress adrift at sea, observe the Mediterranean from the humanitarian rescue vessel Aquarius’ deck.

A portrait of Ogie Frederick (42, from Nigeria), rescued by the Aquarius from a rubber boat in distress on September 11th 2016.

Migrants on board the Aquarius vessel just after the rescue operations. On the September 5th 2016 operation, 142 migrants from a rubber boat in distress were rescued. Most of them hail from Ivory Coast, Mali and Guinea-Conakry.

The Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) Cultural Mediator shows the map of Italy to a group of migrants on board the Aquarius.

On September 13th 2016, when land is first spotted from the Aquarius after 2 days of sailing, a group of young Nigerian women celebrate singing and dancing.

Food distribution on board the Aquarius.

A portrait of Kelvin Eguavoen (25, from Nigeria), rescued by the Aquarius from a rubber boat in distress on September 11th 2016.

Four women rescued by the Aquarius team on September 11th observe the sea from the vessel’s deck.

A portrait of Ehanire Efosa (24, from Nigeria), rescued by the Aquarius from a rubber boat in distress on September 11th 2016.

Inside the area of the Aquarius reserved for women and children.

On September 12th 2016 a baby was born on board the Aquarius. His parents, Faith (in this portrait) and Otis (both from Nigeria), were rescued the day before from a rubber boat in distress. They decided to call him Newman.

40 of the 142 people rescued by the Aquarius on September 5th 2016 were minors; 29 of them were unaccompanied and 4 were under 5 years old. One of them in the photo with an SOS Méditerranée Search And Rescue Team member.

The day after the rescue, a child plays with a balloon on board the Aquarius.

Four migrants on board the Aquarius at sunset.

Evening muslim prayer on board the Aquarius, the night before disembarkation in Brindisi (Italy).

Last night on board the Aquarius for the migrants rescued at sea on Sep 11th 2016. On September 14th they will disembark in Brindisi (Italy).

The rescue vessel Aquarius is operated by the NGOs SOS Méditerranée and Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF).

A rubber boat in distress with 120 people on board is found approximately 23 miles north-east of Tripoli (Libya).

Three women on board the SOS Méditerranée rescue rhib that will transfer them to the Aquarius, just after being rescued from a rubber boat in distress.

Evening muslim prayer on board the Aquarius, the night before disembarkation in Brindisi (Italy).

18 – Laghi di Fusine, Italy (2015)

An high society crowd on its way to a private event at Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Venice, Italy. A woman observe the city centre across the Giudecca canal.

A birds flock fly over the Giudecca Canal. The venetian lagoon is a complex and fragile ecosystem.

Sunset over Venice.

A group of sailors crosses the Scalzi bridge while some tourists observe the Grand Canal.

Venice, Italy.

One of the main streets of Tolimán at noon.

José Martín, from Tolimán, poses for a portrait. He sells ‘pulque’, an alcoholic beverage of ancient origins, made from the ‘maguey’ (agave).

Goats crossing a soccer field in Cerrito Parado, Tolimán.

A wall of one of the village houses.

Doña Fili, from Tolimán, at the town market.

Buckets of corn at the local mill.

Don Valente, from Tolimán, poses for a portrait in his corn field.

White and black corn. Mexico is home to more than 60 different native species of corn.

Doña Isabel, from Tolimán, in her ‘milpa’ (a plot of land typically cultivated with corn, chile, beans and zucchini).

A boy holding a grasshopper.

Eric, a young boy from Tolimán, poses for a portrait in front of the wall of his house.

A cross dominates a road intersection in Querétaro.

Locals observing the unfolding of the village celebrations.

The ‘chimal’ of San Miguel. During a celebration of pre-Hispanic origins, a huge structure covered with dasylirion leaves and filled with offers is raised in the main square of the village.

Boys from the village watch the ‘chimal’ of San Miguel being raised. The tradition wants them to be dressed like either indians or spaniards to stage the ‘Danza de la Conquista’ (The Dance of the Conquest).

A small altar in a street of Tolimán at night.

The streets of Tolimán at night.

A procession through the streets of Querétaro, with a rooster referring to the tradition of ‘palenque’ (Mexican cockfight).

The remains of a birthday party inside a house of Tolimán.