Fresh-faced model Guillermo Sáez steps into bright coastal light, deep blue water and stripped-back summer styling for “The Island Boy,” photographed by Lucas Lei.
Originally published as a FY Magazine! Online exclusive in July 2024, the story introduces Sáez—represented by Pop House—through a mix of sunlit color and crisp black-and-white photography.
Lei places the model between a lively public swimming spot, rough coastal rocks, concrete walls and one electric-blue backdrop. The changing settings keep the editorial moving while Guillermo’s wet hair, direct gaze and relaxed physicality hold every frame together.
The wardrobe stays intentionally spare: swim briefs, cut-off denim, a black tank, heavy boots, crochet trousers and a shadow-making bucket hat.
No oversized production required—just one new face, hard summer light and enough saltwater attitude to carry the entire story.
View Lucas Lei’s complete original editorial and explore easy pieces inspired by its coastal styling.
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A Fresh Face Between Water and Concrete
The first color portraits bring Guillermo directly into the heat. Seated beside the water in cut-off denim, he looks straight into Lei’s camera while the sunlight catches wet hair, bare skin and the rough stone surrounding him.
That natural ease gives the editorial its strongest quality. Even when the framing becomes more stylized—cropped close to the body, cast in heavy shadow or pushed against a bright blue wall—the model never appears disconnected from the location.
Lei alternates between polished portraiture and images that feel almost documentary. Swimmers remain visible in the background, folding chairs stay inside the frame and the shoreline is allowed to look crowded, textured and real.
The black-and-white photographs sharpen that everyday setting into something more graphic. Ocean horizons, concrete shadows and Guillermo’s silhouette become clean lines, while the color images return with saturated blues, green swimwear and golden evening light.
The result lands somewhere between a model introduction, a beach diary and the kind of summer afternoon nobody wants to leave.
Guillermo Sáez in The Island Boy
Dig into Lucas Lei’s complete coastal portrait series as Guillermo Sáez moves through swimwear, denim, graphic monochrome and sun-soaked seaside color.
The final sequence shows why the series works as a fresh-face introduction. Guillermo moves easily between direct beauty portraits, relaxed swimwear frames and more fashion-driven looks without losing the same youthful presence.
Lucas Lei lets the island, the sunlight and Guillermo Sáez do exactly what they came to do: turn one summer afternoon into a proper model arrival.
Sources: FY Magazine! Online’s original “The Island Boy” exclusive and Guillermo Sáez’s official Pop House profile. Photography by Lucas Lei. This INYIM story was originally published in July 2024 and refreshed for formatting, accessibility and archival clarity.
