Close-up of a man taking a picture in a studio.

Beyond the catwalk.

Italian photographer Stefano Guindani captures the moments before models hit the stage during the Giorgio Armani Privé Fashion Show.

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After almost 30 years of experience I would call my kind of photography “lifestyle reportage”

During my projects in Central America over the last 10 years, I documented, for example, the real difficulties of life in extreme poverty in Haiti; but I also capture the beauty of fashion and the world of extreme luxury and dream cars such as Lamborghini.

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Backstage of the Milan fashion is a place, where everything happens in crazy quick pace.

A perfect place to test the speed and usability of the Leica SL2, that tends to be another beauty behind the scenes of the fashion world.

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Famous fashion designers say: “I need to pose really well given the camera you’re shooting with!”

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I am impressed by the SL2 camera for many reasons

The improved ergonomics, the design is more rounded and the buttons recall the M10 and Leica Q functional design. So for those like me, that also owns other Leica cameras, it is far more convenient to have everything in one place. The complete mastery of the equipment is something that imparts serenity to the subject photographed.

The Leica SL2's big advantage: it has a truly significant colour rendering.

I shot with an external flash and sometimes I even used four flashes. The results were already great at the first glance; so there was no need for any post production.