Living on the Edge

Giovanni Porzio

Giovanni Porzio took these photos while travelling in the countries described in his latest book "Un dollaro al giorno" (Edizioni Tropea, 2012), a passionate account that stretches across three continents and focuses on the plight of the forgotten millions who struggle to survive on the edge of the poverty line, sidelined and often crushed by the harsh imbalances of the global economy.

The saints are comin’

The saints are comin’

Dancing may help

Dancing may help

Memorial

Memorial

Drug addict in rehabititation

Drug addict in rehabititation

Hazara boy at Bamyan’s Buddha caves

Hazara boy at Bamyan’s Buddha caves

Mother and daughter begging in the Kabul bazaar

Mother and daughter begging in the Kabul bazaar

Icrc hospital in Kabul

Icrc hospital in Kabul

Afghanistan's #1 export good

Afghanistan's #1 export good

Afghanistan, Herat prison

Afghanistan, Herat prison

The rough national game

The rough national game

Operation at the Emergency hospital in Kabul

Operation at the Emergency hospital in Kabul

Sheep and goats herded along the road

Sheep and goats herded along the road

Digging for emeralds in the Chubak mountains

Digging for emeralds in the Chubak mountains

Emerald mines, galleries cut deep inside the mountain

Emerald mines, galleries cut deep inside the mountain

Young boys working at the Emerald mines

Young boys working at the Emerald mines

Ethiopia’s “green hunger”

Ethiopia’s “green hunger”

Rain: too little and too late

Rain: too little and too late

Race against time

Race against time

The face of hunger

The face of hunger

MSF nurse measuring the height of a malnourished child

MSF nurse measuring the height of a malnourished child

Doctor checks the condition of a child

Doctor checks the condition of a child

Nothing to eat

Nothing to eat

Roasting grain

Roasting grain

When famine strikes

When famine strikes

MSF feeding center, Oromiya

MSF feeding center, Oromiya

Home

Home

Imam leads the prayer

Imam leads the prayer

Refugees in the Gaza Strip

Refugees in the Gaza Strip

Among the dead

Among the dead

Doing homework in Gaza

Doing homework in Gaza

Home sweet home

Home sweet home

The dead body of Khalil

The dead body of Khalil

Down in the tunnels, Rafah

Down in the tunnels, Rafah

Gaza City hospital

Gaza City hospital

Shati refugee camp

Shati refugee camp

Streets of Gaza

Streets of Gaza

The border at Rafah

The border at Rafah

Another lost child

Another lost child

Street kids in Ciudad de Guatemala

Street kids in Ciudad de Guatemala

Civil war

Civil war

Drug use

Drug use

Having a rest in the street

Having a rest in the street

Doña Laura in her shack

Doña Laura in her shack

Checkpoint in Ciudad de Guatemala

Checkpoint in Ciudad de Guatemala

Every scrap is worth something

Every scrap is worth something

The plastic warehouse

The plastic warehouse

The garbage relleno in Ciudad de Guatemala

The garbage relleno in Ciudad de Guatemala

A baby in his suspended cradle

A baby in his suspended cradle

Digging deeper

Digging deeper

Women on sale in India

Women on sale in India

Making bricks

Making bricks

The hardest job

The hardest job

Child labour in India

Child labour in India

Hospital pharmacy in Forbesganj, Bihar

Hospital pharmacy in Forbesganj, Bihar

The brothel owner

The brothel owner

Piece rate

Piece rate

Harvest in Bihar

Harvest in Bihar

Born into poverty

Born into poverty

Face down

Face down

Ciudad Juárez detention center

Ciudad Juárez detention center

Brain damage

Brain damage

Seclusion

Seclusion

The Rio Grande border at Ciudad Juárez

The Rio Grande border at Ciudad Juárez

Jesús, the barman at Club 15

Jesús, the barman at Club 15

The Santa Muerte chapel

The Santa Muerte chapel

Fosa comun

Fosa comun

The children's section at the San Rafael graveyard

The children's section at the San Rafael graveyard

Burial grounds

Burial grounds

Murder scene

Murder scene

Feeding line at the Sindh MSF field hospital

Feeding line at the Sindh MSF field hospital

A malnourished child with his mother

A malnourished child with his mother

Surviving with nothing

Surviving with nothing

IDP camp in Johi

IDP camp in Johi

Water distribution

Water distribution

Everything is lost

Everything is lost

Going home

Going home

Lake Manchar

Lake Manchar

E-waste

E-waste

E-waste

E-waste

E-waste

E-waste

Last port of call

Last port of call

Cutting in

Cutting in

The answer is the Koran

The answer is the Koran

Fisherman’s house

Fisherman’s house

Dying in his bed

Dying in his bed

A widespread habit

A widespread habit

Stealing to survive

Stealing to survive

Makpandu refugee camp

Makpandu refugee camp

On patrol with the Arrow Boys

On patrol with the Arrow Boys

The Arrow Boys

The Arrow Boys

Shelter in the church

Shelter in the church

Giovanna Calabria, mother superior at the Catholic mission

Giovanna Calabria, mother superior at the Catholic mission

Nzara hospital, South Sudan

Nzara hospital, South Sudan

Kala Azar epidemic

Kala Azar epidemic

Friday prayer at Malakal main mosque

Friday prayer at Malakal main mosque

Raising the cross

Raising the cross

Sunday Mass at Malakal transit camp

Sunday Mass at Malakal transit camp

War dance or peace dance?

War dance or peace dance?

Dinka women celebrate “the long walk to freedom”

Dinka women celebrate “the long walk to freedom”

Food distribution

Food distribution

Critically ill girl

Critically ill girl

Ambisome

Ambisome

Wounded soldier in the intensive care unit

Wounded soldier in the intensive care unit

Infected

Infected

Giovanni Porzio

Giovanni Porzio (www.giovanniporzio.it - @giovanniporzio) is a journalist, author and photographer. As special correspondent for the Italian weekly Panorama, he has covered a wide variety of international conflicts and travelled to over 120 countries. He has received several awards, including the “Max David Prize” for his reports on the Afghan war. He is the author of “Guida al Medio Oriente”, “Cory”, “Top secret”, “Inferno Somalia”, “Cuore nero”, “La guerra del Golfo”, “Cronache dalle terre di nessuno” and “Un dollaro al giorno”.

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