Born in Kenya, then still a colony of British East Africa, to an Italian father and a French mother, Mirella Ricciardi grew up on the shores of Lake Naivasha in a household which was both sophisticated and wild. She was married at twenty-five to the Italian adventurer Lorenzo Ricciardi, who swept her off her feet and hired her as the photographer on the film he was making in East Africa. She bore him two children, both girls. Marina, their eldest daughter, died of cancer at the age of thirty-six.
Renowned for 'Vanishing Africa' Mirella has turned her eye to Children's portraits and is donating one studio portrait sitting on the night.
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The Child Bereavement Charity (CBC) provides specialised support, information and training to all those affected when a baby or child dies, or when a child is bereaved.
r.s.v.p sue@albertstudiogallery.com we would be grateful for early response as we would like to limit the numbers to 50.
