His father bought him his first camera when he was 13, and he never let it go since then. He has always been curious and restless, interested in all kinds of areas – tourism, automobilism, sport... And thus the long story began which is still being written. "I need action, as much different things as possible – that's my job, photojournalism."

Metaphor of the negative attitude towards refugees
The photography which placed him among this year's winners of the Pulitzer prize for photography was taken last year on October 20, capturing refugees on their flight. "I was surprised they let them walk eight kilometres. They had spent the night on the train, in Croatia – actually, they slept in the meadow in Rigonci and then in groups of 300 to 400 continued their way on foot, under the supervision by the police, towards the Accommodation centre Brežice," the photographer explains.

The embankment was the greatest obstacle, as they had to climb 20 metres to the top, and a lot of people, especially children, women and mostly old people remained in the bottom, he remembers. "At that moment I noticed a large puddle in the bottom, and I decided to use it as a metaphor of our behaviour and negative attitude towards these people."

U. A. M., M. K.
Translated by G. K.