payusu - downtown

photos by indie studios

Three men walking past a store with a sign that reads 'Jade Antique' in Chinese characters, with a small sign indicating a clearance sale, and a display of green vegetables outside the store.
A large photograph of a young Black woman with earrings, looking to the right, is attached to a blue sky backdrop. In the background, a train runs across a rural landscape with some overhead electrical lines.
A person standing against a graffiti-covered brick wall, wearing a black shirt, red plaid skirt, black pants, and black chunky shoes.
Person standing outside a store in a red plaid skirt, black jacket, and black shoes, holding a phone, with white boxes on the sidewalk and graffiti in blue spray paint on the boxes.
A photograph of a scene from a store or exhibit, viewed through crinkled, semi-transparent plastic with orange coloring, obscuring the details.
A photographic collage with two images. The left image shows a person with dark skin, short curly hair, earrings, wearing a beige jacket and a patterned shirt. The right image shows a man with dark skin wearing glasses, a jacket, and a shirt, looking into a side mirror of a car, with the background of a road and a parked car.
A young Black woman with natural textured hair, wearing a beige coat, light green shirt, and patterned tie, leaning against a tiled wall with a contemplative expression.
A man looking into a car's side mirror, with a reflection of himself visible. The background shows a car and crosswalk markings.
A collection of vintage photographic slides and film negatives in plastic holders, featuring Kodak and Ektachrome branding, some notes handwritten on the labels.
A close-up side portrait of a woman with dark skin and natural curly hair, wearing a red jacket, white shirt, and a patterned tie, with pearl earrings, looking to the left outside.
A person in a red trench coat with a bow tie stands against a textured, greenish wall, with their head down and shadow cast on the wall.
Black and white photo of a person with short, spiky hair and sunglasses, wearing a dark button-up shirt and plaid skirt, standing outdoors in an urban area with a crowd in the background.
A person with short curly hair, dark sunglasses, black shirt, red undershirt, and a red plaid skirt stands outdoors on a city street with buildings and stained glass windows in the background.
A mixed media art piece featuring a black and white photograph of a person wearing sunglasses, a jacket, and plaid pants, attached to a torn sheet of paper with a blue lace fabric overlaying the right side of the photo. The paper has red and white framing, and some printed text in the bottom right corner.
A person with dark skin and curly hair standing against a large stone wall, wearing a bright red trench coat, dark pants, and black shoes.
People shopping for fruits and vegetables at an outdoor street market with a brick building and graffiti in the background.
Collage of five photographs featuring people in red outfits, a person in a beige jacket and pants leaning against a decorative metal door, an arm with a wristband, and a hand with bracelets on a concrete sidewalk.
Collage of torn and overlapping black and white photographs on a wall, including street scenes and silhouettes of people, with the words 'PAYOUTS' in red on the left and handwritten text on the right.
A young man in a denim jacket and baggy jeans leaning on a sidewalk fence outside a store in an urban setting, holding a black briefcase.

team credits

directed by andrew white and sam bates

photography by sam bates and andrew white

styling by laila abdul - aziz

modeling by payusu with wilhemina models

A collage of cutout photos on a white background, including a photo of a person in a black hoodie and red plaid skirt standing outside near a store window, and torn pieces of blue and red textured paper.
A black and white or blue-tinted photo of people in an urban setting, with posters and signage in an Asian language. Some individuals are engaged in activities like picking up or examining items.