{"id":54210,"date":"2016-08-09T16:32:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T14:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hipstography.com\/?p=54210"},"modified":"2016-08-09T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T14:32:52","slug":"world-youth-day-in-krakow-by-niels-brunelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hipstography.com\/en\/hipstographers-2\/world-youth-day-in-krakow-by-niels-brunelli.html","title":{"rendered":"‘World Youth Day in Krakow’ by Niels Brunelli"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Niels-Brunelli-Cannes-Aarhus-portrait\"<\/a> Name: <\/strong>Niels Brunelli
\n Hometown: <\/strong>Lam\u00e9que (Canada)
\nResides: <\/strong>Cannes (France)
\n Profession: <\/strong>Video journalist
\n Hobbies: <\/strong>Pop culture, Music, Photography
\nHipstographer since: <\/strong>2015
\nYear of Birth: <\/strong>1970<\/p>\n

Favorite Combo: <\/strong> Jane <\/strong><\/span><\/a> +  BlacKeys SuperGrain <\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFavorite Lens: <\/strong> Jane <\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n Favorite Film: <\/strong> BlacKeys SuperGrain <\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n Favorite Flash:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n

\"I work for a French TV station as a photo journalist and, for 5 days, from August 27th till 31st, I covered the World Youth Days in Krakow. As I\u2019m always carrying my iPhone, I would whip it out at any and all occasions. I didn\u2019t have a particular theme in mind, I just captured what was going on around me.
\nThe World Youth Day celebrations happen every three years. The religious youngsters come together to pray, engage in reflection and party\u2026 read: catholic partying! At times, it\u2019s reminiscent of Woodstock, without the drugs, the alcohol and the music is\u2026 well\u2026 rather religious: an acquired taste, I\u2019d say! That said, I was truly struck by the fervour and friendliness of these kids. The highlight of the event was the Sunday morning mass, in the presence of his Holiness, the Pope. I witnessed 2,5 million people praying in unison, in a huge field. It was a truly extraordinary experience! I took pictures there that I will never forget. The evening before, there was a vigil and when night fell, everyone lit a candle. The next day, early in the morning, a priest took confession from one of the pilgrims, in public. I hope you all appreciate this little photographic pilgrimage. <\/em>\"<\/em>
\nNiels Brunelli<\/p>\n\n\t\t