Living Vestige
May 2026
A neighbourhood emptied of its people, and one red piece set against it. District 6, Cape Town.
Credits
- Creative Director and Photographer
- Sid Marin
- Model
- Pascale Fairbairn (@pcfairbairn)
- Wardrobe Stylist
- Yudith Hernandez
Published in
- Goji
Context
The series was shot in District 6, Cape Town, a neighborhood that was forcibly cleared during apartheid and never fully rebuilt. The architecture is still there, the streets are still there, but the people aren't. It's a place that feels suspended.
I brought one element of color into it: a red organza piece, constructed and styled to stand completely against the surroundings. Everything in the frame is muted except for that. The tension between the two is what the series is built on.
Commissions
Creative direction and fashion photography for houses, brands and agencies.
Paris in summer, Cape Town in winter. The seasons are reversed there: a Spring/Summer campaign is shot in January, in real summer light. For a brand producing in Europe, that is six months gained on the calendar.
Houses and shows covered
Portraits
- Queen Ntokozo KaMayisela of the Zulu nation
- Queen Olori Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi of the Ooni of Ife
- Jennifer Lopez
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Ashley Park
- Esha Gupta
What you can book
- Editorial and campaign
- Creative direction on set
- Fashion Week: runway, backstage, street style
- Lookbook, e-commerce, brand content
- Event coverage, delivered as a private gallery
Let's work together
Tell me about the project: the brand, the dates, roughly what you have in mind. I'll come back with a proposal and a quote, or a time to talk it through if you'd rather.
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