John Paul II: Portrait of a Pontiff

Giansanti, Gianni

Tosatti, Marco

White Star Editions

The first of its kind, this volume offers an emotional and authentic portrait of John Paul II. A discreet but constant presence, photojournalist Gianni Giansanti has photographed the successor to the Throne of Peter over the course of his long pontificate, during excursions among the crowds, in moments of personal meditation, and from, his first steps across the papal threshold to his recent and difficult trip to the Holy Land. The accompanying text is the work of Marco Tosatti, Vatican correspondent for the Italian daily newspaper LA STAMPA, who has covered John Paul II daily, for almost twenty years. The resulting blend is a thrilling series of tableaux chronicling the events of our own recent history, filled with the uncertainties and the hopes which have marked the turning of this century.From behind the scenes at the Vatican to his pastoral trips, the Pope emerges as a man of faith in solitary prayer and as a statesman at the table with the world's most powerful politicians. Karel Wojtyla appears more than ever as a complex figure restored to his genuine human dimension. In the final chapter of this remarkable volume, the ecumenical role of the Pope, perhaps the most distinguishing feature of his pontificate, is documented.The authors accompany the reader to every corner of the globe, illustrating the detailed preparation that precedes the Pope's every pastoral visit to distant lands, his rare moments of privacy, his arrival and welcome in the Philippines, Poland and in Mexico by millions of the faithful, his meetings with extraordinary figures. like Mother Theresa of Calcutta, and his historical trips to Fidel Castro?'s Havana and to St. Catherine?'s monastery in the Sinai. Many of the pictures in the book are taken from John Paul II's unforgettable pilgrimage to Jerusalem where he performed his role as ambassador of the message of evangelism.

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John Paul II, 1920-2005

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John Paul II

Airlife Publishing Ltd.

This book represents months of work of planning and in the field, but above all it is a tribute to the eternal beauty of Africa; the photographs and text 'steal' from the peoples of the Omo a fragment of their mystery and truth. But with delicacy and respect. By examining a small region in the heart of the continent, the books attempts to trace the roots of remotest Africa; the cradle of man, where ancestral bonds with nature still exist. It is a place where the link with the dark side of existence is not hidden, as happens in the West, but exhibited. By means of his camera and his pen, in this book the author has encapsulated long years of study of the most interesting peoples and ethnic groups in Africa. Centered around a series of extraordinary photographs, the book is a sort of reportage from the edge of the world, in search of vanishing Africa.

Vanishing Africa

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

White Star Publishers

Internationally acclaimed for his award-winning photographs of Pope John Paul II, photojournalist Gianni Giansanti documents the transformation of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger into the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Granted unprecedented access to the Vatican, Giansanti has captured major public highlights and meaningful private moments to provide fresh insight into the events and personal experiences of Benedict XVI's first year as pope. The book is organized into chapters that chronicle Benedict's path to the papacy and his transition to global leader, from his selection by the conclave to succeed John Paul II to his first public appearances to the challenges confronting him as the first post-September 11 pontiff. Readers are provided with a rare glimpse into both the public and private worlds of Pope Benedict XVI, from his attendance at Pope John Paul's funeral to his coronation ceremony, from a walk in the Italian Alps to a moment of quiet reflection in his chambers. In addition, the photographs introduce us to the cardinals, bishops, and prelates in the service of Benedict XVI. Through these pictures, readers begin to gain an understanding of a man who, despite his prominent public position, has been far less familiar to us than his predecessor-until now. An incisive text accompanies the superb photographs.

Benedict 16th

Israeli, Jeff

Religion & Spirituality

A masterpiece of field photography! Gianni Giansanti, author of Vanishing Africa, provides an intimate and sympathetic portrait of the continent's most remote indigenous tribes. Trekking deep into aboriginal Africa, he documents the masks, plumage, and adornment used to invoke martial magic. Employing virtuoso techniques of chiaroscuro, stark contrasts of texture and color, and juxtapositions of the primordial and the modern, he offers a rare glimpse into an archetypally vivid world.

The Last African Warriors

A photo-biography of Pope John Paul II. Photographer Gianni Giansanti has spent 17 years recording the private life of John Paul II in the Vatican and on world tours, while Italian daily newspaper La Stampa's Vatican correspondent, Marco Tosatti, has covered John Paul II every day since the 1980s.

Juan Pablo II / John Paul II: Retrato De Un Pontifice / Portrait of a Pope (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

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