‘They were just kids’: the award-winning photographer who captured the Bali Nine at their most vulnerable

As the government works to secure the release of the remaining Australians, Mick Tsikas looks back on his work documenting their fate, from arrests to, in some cases, executions

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When death was whispered into the ears of the Bali Nine, Mick Tsikas pulled the trigger.

The veteran Australian Associated Press photographer has spent years documenting the their story.

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