*Each edition has been hand-printed and is unique. 
Edition Ref. Code: BP–13

‘Raincoat Man’ is a limited series of prints by Paris-based photographer Lea Colombo. Working in her established method, Colombo’s image was captured naturally during a return trip to her home country of South Africa. Each of the editions for ‘Raincoat Man’ were hand-printed in Colombo’s darkroom, utilizing a process of masking and coloured gels during enlargement on varied sizes of papers and resulting in prints distinctive from one another. Colombo’s images emphasize unposed or spontaneous compositions while using atmospheric effect and stylized (dis)coloration to create visceral, emotive portraits.

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Lea Colombo was born in 1993 (or 1994?) in Cape Town, South Africa. Working as a self-taught photographer, Lea rose to prominence shooting backstage and behind-the-scenes photos at runway shows for Vivienne Westwood, Saint Laurent, Maison Martin Margiela, and other fashion houses. She has since expanded into editorial, working with Dazed and Confused, i-D, AnOther, and Elle (both UK and China), among others, and continued working with couture by capturing lookbooks for brands like Versace, Miu Miu, and Marc Jacobs. Most recently, Colombo produced the cover for Christina Aguilera's new album Liberation.   Colombo currently lives and works between Paris and London.