The Four Latest Street Fashion Portraits

 

MAHOGANY ON THE BOWERY

Following a photo shoot with Mahogany on the grungy Bowery, I experimented with various LUTs, which include Neopan and Tri-X LUTs. I haven't decided whether to show her gallery in color or black & white...but this experiment reminded me of the quote by Dominic Rouse...“Color is everything, black and white is more.” 

To be continued.

KUNCHOK | In Fuchsia

I photographed Kunchok (कुनचोक) for a couple of hours on the streets of Soho. A New York University student, she posed for my cameras on a lovely day in late Spring, resplendent in a flamboyant fuchsia look, accented with Tibetan jewelry.

Larger photos of the shoot are here.

CHERRY | Looking For Red In Chinatown

Cherry Fu is an Asian-American actress born in Queens, New York. She's a Mandarin and English speaker. She was discovered at the age of 14 doing runway shows for NYC's Asia Business Center. A few years later, she started acting and modeling full time.

She holds a business degree, majoring in fashion, merchandising and art. She also enjoys kendo, gun shooting, archery and kickboxing.

The photo shoot's concept was for Cherry to wear a red cheongsam (aka qi pao) and pose at chosen Chinatown locations that have as much red as possible...

Larger photos of the shoot are here and OnThe Street blog.

NANDA | The World Is Waiting For Her

Nanda Gremo is a student at Fordham University, and a dancer at the Ailey school, class of 2026. She’s Taiwanese American, formerly lived in Beijing, and recently returned to live in New York City where she was born. 

She was photographed performing her dance moves in various spots in NYC's SoHo.

Larger photographs are on this website ↓ and On The Street blog.

Nanda by Tewfic El-Sawy on Exposure

JASMIN | The Red Boots

Whenever the weather improves in New York City, Washington Square Park reverts to being the "center of the universe", as if the sun and its warmth inject life again in its arteries. I had photographed ('snapped' really) Jasmin a few weeks before when she wa dancing -along with others- to the drum beats of Allan, who commandeers a spot at the center south entrance to the park. 

When I saw her again a few days ago, she was getting ready to sing and dance later in the evening, so I showed her the photographs and asked whether she'd pose for me with her back to the now-empty fountain where the skaters practiced their moves.

 

REI | De Las Flores

REI by Tewfic El-Sawy on on Exposure

LAILA | The Songstress

Laila is currently training to be a songstress. Her name is of Arabic origin meaning "night; holy", and in Arabic script, it is written لَيْلَة .

The photographs (in a larger size) are also here.