Rita & Luigi
Luigi only comes in the house for coffee and food. He's always outside tending the garden, the chooks, buying the days bread or playing Bocce with mates. Rita makes beautiful meals from the food Luigi grows, she still sews on the machines she worked on for years at Corfu. She has an amazing picture on the wall of the home she grew up back in Italy and she met Luigi way back then when he lived across the road. The grandkids know all the stories to all the old photos and make coffee with Nonna.
I had the pleasure of photographing these two and hearing their stories just prior to Christmas. Sustainable is a buzz word, and gets thrown about a lot, but Luigi and Rita are just that! They dont want for much, they dont need a lot and they can provide for themselves. I want to make pasta with Rita and learn all the little secrets that Luigi knows about growing food.
Thanks for the coffee Rita!
Pete.
Photographer. Video Producer. Furniture. Maker.