Paolo Pellegrin Ilmi Hasanaj has awake brain surgery performed on him by Professor Henry Marsh at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Ilmi Hasanaj has awake brain surgery performed on him by Professor Henry Marsh at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Ilmi Hasanaj has awake brain surgery performed on him by Professor Henry Marsh at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Professors Henry Marsh and Mentor Petrela perform awake brain cancer surgery on Gjinovefa Merxira at the department of neurosurgery of the Mother Theresa university hospital. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Ilmi Hasanaj has awake brain surgery performed on him by Professor Henry Marsh at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Professors Henry Marsh and Mentor Petrela perform awake brain cancer surgery on Gjinovefa Merxira at the department of neurosurgery of the Mother Theresa university hospital. 2015. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Professor Henry Marsh and his mentor Petrela perform awake brain cancer surgery on Ilmi Hasanaj at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos

Paolo Pellegrin Ilmi Hasanaj has awake brain surgery performed on him by Professor Henry Marsh at the department of neurosurgery in the Mother Theresa University hospital in Tirana. Albania. 2015. © Paolo Pellegrin | Magnum Photos