Pino Lella

meeting the protagonist of Beneath A Scarlet Sky

There are projects one engulfs oneself in which become experiences that end up defining oneself. Photographing Italian war hero (WW2 that is) Pino Lella at his house on the shore of Lago Maggiore in northern Italy became one of these projects for me. As part of a series of “Stories behind the image”, let me tell you a tale of perseverance, grief and ultimately success...