Book excerpt: This collection gives us a close look at the German Chancellor and an engaging insight into politics. Dieter Blum is an internationally acclaimed photographer, whose prize-winning work has appeared in publications such as Stern, Time, and Vanity Fair. Konrad R. Muller is one of the best and most distinctive German portrait photographers. His award-winning work, evocative of classical portraiture, has appeared in all the top magazines. ? A fascinating insight into a man on the center-stage of national and international power. ? An important historical record of German and international significance.