Gianni Giansanti (1956 – March 18, 2009) was a long-time

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

of Pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

. Giansanti also covers news in Guatemala, Lebanon, Senegal and Somalia. His reports were awarded the World Press in 1978, 1988 and 1991.

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Italian photographers 1956 births 2009 deaths {{Christian-bio-stub