Lovin Malta Meets Rene Rossignaud

When he was 25 years old, Rene Rossignaud travelled to Gaza to document the heartbreaking, shocking and surreal scenes from a decades-long conflict.

Nearly 20 years later, the popular photojournalist has documented more than half a dozen wars and taken countless powerful shots from around the world. But why does he do it all, and what follows him back home?

Lovin Malta’s David Grech Urpani sat with Rene to discuss Gaza, Libya, Ukraine, war “memorabilia” and much more.

00:00 - Why do you do it?
01:13 - Rene’s first war
02:37 - Being a Maltese journalist in Gaza
04:28 - PTSD and the effects of documenting war
07:12 - Rene’s recent trip to Ukraine
09:49 - Should a war photojournalist “pick sides”?
11:40 - Russian number plates, Libyan bullets and other “memorabilia”
16:07 - Gaza, then and now
19:35 - Is enough being done to protect journalists in war zones?
21:46 - Rene’s most powerful photo
24:30 - Any regrets?