Gomorrah Girl depicts the fate of a generation inspired by the brutal murder of one young girl, Annalisa Durante. Living in the north of Naples near where the mafia did most of their drug dealing, photographer Valerio Spada was touched by the story of the teenager tragically gunned down in broad daylight. The death of Annalisa serves as a catalyst for Spada’s work, acting as both an archive of her murder and a document of what it is like for women to grow up surrounded by violence. Each portrait within this series of photographs clearly narrates the trouble within each girl. I was drawn to the immense emotion that is represented by the girls that have to struggle living this lifestyle.
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