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Over 96000 people have disappeared without a trace during the past fifty years of conflict in Colombia. Drug cartels, guerillas and paramilitary groups stoke the flames of violence on a regular basis. Time and again, civilians are kidnapped – for ransom or to destabilize families. Álvaro Ybarra Zavala reports on the family members who are fighting for justice and to keep the memory of their relatives alive.

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Leica M9 / Summicron-M 35 mm f/2 Asph

PHOTOGRAPHER

Álvaro Ybarra Zavala

Born in Spain in 1979, Ybarra learned photography from his grandfather when he was still a child. The only official training he got was at a Joop Swart Masterclass in 2009, for which he was selected by The World Press Photo Foundation. 2011 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography for his reportage of Colombia’s civil war. Represented by Getty Images.