Letizia Battaglia

Place: Palermo

Born: 1935

Death: 2022

Biography:

Letizia Battaglia is an Italian photographer and photojournalist. She was born in Palermo, Italy in 1935 and died in 2022. She is best known for her work on the Mafia, documenting a wide spectrum of Sicilian life. A documentary film based on her life, Shooting the Mafia, was released in 2019. Letizia is a predominantly Italian feminine given name, and people bearing the name Letizia include Queen Letizia of Spain, Letizia Battaglia, Letizia Bertoni, Letizia Camera, Letizia Ciampa, Letizia Moratti, Letizia Nuzzo, Letizia Paternoster, Letizia Paoli, Letizia Quaranta, Letizia Ramolino, and others.