The Escape; one of the winners of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest, Zied Ben Romdhane’s dreamlike coming-of-age series captures the general malaise of Tunisian youth...
"these young people are trying to escape from the harsh and challenging reality, which is why the photos convey a dreamlike or parallel Tunisia. Those who are unable to physically leave the country do so mentally or spiritually.. The vacant gazes suggest that these young people are almost hypnotized, or numb to their trauma and pains, lacking reactions."