Rafe Eddington was born in Holland Park London, in 1970. After finishing his education in Highgate, London, he spent a year studying Italian in Tuscany. Rafe returned to London in 1987 and gained employment with Mitsubishi Trust specialising in emerging markets with Italian institutional investors.
Rafe decided to change direction in 2003 and relocated to Venice, Los Angeles, where he studied for a Liberal Arts degree at UCLA. During this period he also developed and project managed a LEED Platinum Eco-house in Venice.
In 2017 he purchased a sailboat in Jersey and sailed across the Atlantic to Brazil. Since then he has sailed extensively and has drawn huge inspiration from his experiences at sea, experiences that now contribute profoundly to his creative life as a photographer.
Rafe purchased in 2020 a disused warehouse in St Leonards, East Sussex which he is currently converting into an art complex and studio. Theatre, film and arts are now Rafe's main interest and particularly the way that they weave into everyday fashion. Rafe now directs what he calls 'everyday theatre', theatre which is observed in everyday life and that he captures in his reportage-style photography.
