Giovanni Diffidenti became a professional
photographer in 1983 in London.
His photos were published by Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch, Al
Jazeera, Internazionale, Io Donna, Panorama,
Famiglia Cristiana.
He has received commissions from the
United Nations, such as UNICEF, UNDP,
UNMAS, WHO, UNHCR and from many
humanitarian organizations such as CESVI,
Concern Worldwide, Save the Children USA,
Halo Trust, Oxfam UK, Norwegian People’s
Aid, Mission Bambini, to name but a few.
He has collaborated with agencies such as
Associated Press, Agence France-Presse,
Reuters and Contrasto.
He has traveled and lived in different parts
of the world: Asia, Africa, the Balkans, Latin
America and the U.S.A. His work on landmine
survivors currently count so far 17 countries
and has exhibited in different parts of the
world collaborating with the International
Campaign to Ban Landmine (ICBL).
He has published 12 books, the last one
in 2022 published by Contrasto_ “Non
Chiamatemi Morbo! Storie di resistenza al Parkinson".