Paola Gianturco has worked as a photojournalist, documenting women's lives in fifty-five countries. Paola has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR and many other TV and radio programs. Her photographs regularly appear in national and international publications and newspapers. Paola lectures and exhibits her photographs throughout the US and Europe.powerHouse Books has published her five acclaimed photo books, which bring together inspiring stories and her gorgeous photographs to motivate readers to engage with, learn from and support women around the world. All of Gianturco's books are philanthropic projects, for which she donates all of her royalties to carefully selected nonprofit organizations that relate to each book's content. Paola's newest book Grandmother Power, A Global Phenomenon documents activist grandmother groups on five continents, all working to create a better future for grandchildren everywhere. Gianturco interviewed 120 grandmothers, who describe in their own words, the work they are doing to bring light to dark villages, recapture cultural traditions, teach reading, identify kidnapped children, help abused boys and girls...and much more. All author royalties go to The Stephen Lewis Foundation to benefit African grandmothers raising children orphaned by AIDS.Find out more about Paola: http://www.globalgrandmotherpower.com/paola_gianturco_biography.htmlCheck out where Paola is lecturing next: http://www.paolagianturco.com/events.htmlLearn more about Paola's new book Grandmother Power, A Global Phenomenon: http://globalgrandmotherpower.comVote for Grandmother Power everyday between now and March 19 2013! It's a finalist in About.com's Readers' Choice Awards for Favorite grandparenting book. Vote at: http://tinyurl.com/voteforpaola