Umberto Nicola Nicoletti is an Italian photographer and director. He specializes in portrait photography in the fields of advertising, music, fashion, and publishing. He has created international ad campaigns, commercials, book covers and music videos. Filippo Grandi is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
"""The coffee table scale of the book gives the images grandeur and depth, lending special impact to shots like a series of portraits of a trans woman who exudes the hauteur of a young Marlene Dietrich."" —THE GUARDIAN ""Nicoletti captures the dignity and pain of L.G.B.T.Q. asylum seekers in these glossy monochrome portraits, accompanied by searing anonymous testimonies drawn from their letters."" —NEW YORK TIMES ""The coffee table scale of the book gives the images grandeur and depth, lending special impact to shots like a series of portraits of a trans woman who exudes the hauteur of a young Marlene Dietrich."" —THE GUARDIAN"