milan, italy, october 25 2009. beatification of don carlo gnocchi, former military chaplain, and founder of the don carlo gnocchi foundation: the urn with body of the beatified priest.

milan, italy, october 25 2009. beatification of don carlo gnocchi, former military chaplain, and founder of the don carlo gnocchi foundation: representatives of the alpine army carrying the urn with body of the beatified priest, and megascreen photograph of him and a child.

milan, italy, october 9 2009. actor and singer charles aznavour announcing his next concerts, now 85 y.o.. i recall 47 years ago, that summer day in paris during a pause from filming the movie as on my photograph hereunder, and he got terribly crossed when unexpectedly i shoot him a photo close by a young girl, and great film director renè claire did his best to settle the fight between me and him.

paris, france, summer 1962. from left to right: film director renè claire, actor and singer charles aznavour, and actress leslie caron, on set of film "les deux pigeons".

milan, italy, october 6 2009. american photographer steve mccurry (close by his most celebrated shot) has been honored by "ambrogino d'oro award" from the mayor of milan letizia moratti for the value of his photographic reporting, that will open his personal photo exhibition november next.

the young afghan girl sharbat gula photographed by steve mccurry on cover of national geographic magazine june 1985 edition.

milan, italy, september 27 2009. italian leader silvio berlusconi closing political celebrations of "festa della libertà", after giving efforts to defend his political and private lines.