A five-year-old Syrian boy who was born without limbs is portrayed smiling at his father, who has lost a leg, in a photo that is a symbol of the tragic conflict in Syria. The picture of the refugee father and son, shot by Turkish photographer Mehmet Aslan, has won the Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) 2021.
Mehmet Aslan won the top prize at Siena International Photo Awards 2021 for his image of a Syrian refugee, who lost his leg in a bombing, holding up his son born without limbs.
A Turkish photographer has won a prestigious photography prize for capturing a sentimental shot of a Syrian father without limbs holding his specially-abled.