Gentlemen, step aside. There’s a new woman in town – and she owns the streets.
In photographer Steven Paul’s latest cinematic narrative, fierce fashion meets an equally fierce heroine. Paul depicts our heroine collecting money from local businesses and firmly establishing her role as Chinatown’s newest “boss”. She owns the streets and she’s making sure the men know she’s in charge. At the same time, Paul and model Meki Saldana from ONE Management NYC are not afraid to play with the duality of strength and vulnerability. In private, our heroine lets down her guard as she faces self-doubt, before recomposing herself and continuing on with ‘business as usual.’ But underneath her outwardly fierce exterior, universal fears still linger. Paul’s dramatic lighting heightens the fierce fashions. Even in the bright light of day, Meki moves within the shadows, stepping out only briefly from her car to collect payment.