Cargo
March 2026
A coat built from wax prints, shot in the streets of Cape Town and inside a shipping container.
Credits
- Creative Director and Photographer
- Sid Marin
- Model
- JOD Reema
- Coat
- African Splash (@africansplash)
Context
One piece, worn from the first frame to the last: a coat assembled from several different wax prints, none of them dominant. It is a garment with several origins before anyone puts it on.
I shot it in central Cape Town, against the grey stone of the colonial buildings, then inside a container standing open on a truck. The container is not a backdrop picked for its looks: it is the object those fabrics arrive in. Putting it in the frame says it, without anyone having to explain it.
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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