Rene Rossignaud, freelance photographer, and Frances D’Emilio, Rome correspondent, captured Malta’s controversial practice of using harbor cruise ships as floating detention centers for migrants rescued at sea. No one had made photos of the ships, which were bobbing in the Mediterranean some 23 kilometers (14 miles) off the island nation, until Rossignaud traveled to the area in his own motorboat. His images, accompanied by D’Emilio’s story, created a stir in Europe and beyond, putting pressure on Malta to let the migrants disembark.