Fashion and street photographer Leo Faria captured this striking image during an editorial shoot in Hong Kong. "Out of nowhere a local man pulled this incredible expression and I said, 'we have this photo, let's go to the next one'. He prints all of his final images because he believes they have to exist in a physical form, and chose Canson® Infinity Edition Etching Rag for this shot. "The paper is capable of reproducing the dozens of textures and colours in this image and intensifying the depth of field," he says. Taken on a Canon EOS 5DS R with a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 65mm, 1/250 sec, f/4 and ISO400. © Leo Faria
The Canson® Infinity Ambassador has recently completed a personal project, exploring how people from different cultures use clothes as a form of expression and how that differs – or not – across our interconnected world. Here, Leo discusses his work and why he believes the printed image is so important.