Ritual

by Vincenzo Pietropaolo

Italian-born, Canadian-based documentary photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has made it his life's mission to photograph the immigrant experience, working class culture and social justice issues. Considered one of Canada s pre-eminent documentary photographers, his work is distinguished for the sense of dignity and empathy toward his subjects. In 'Ritual', he brings together a retrospective collection of 150 photographs spanning 46 years. The book is an historic documentation, unparalleled in scope, of the Good Friday processionan elaborate event that takes place annually in the streets of...