Brass and Asphalt
Services
Personal Photoshoot
Client
Lisa S.
Year
2025
A street musician photoshoot by IKIGAI PRODUCTION
The city never stops moving — cars rush by, voices overlap, neon flickers. Yet in the middle of it all, one man stands still, a saxophone resting against his chest. He doesn’t need a stage. His stage is the sidewalk, his audience whoever pauses long enough to listen.
The sound is raw, golden, heavy with history. Each note spills into the street, weaving through the hum of traffic and the rhythm of footsteps. Some people pass without a glance. Others slow down, caught for a second in the gravity of the music.
These images capture that tension — the solitude of a musician and the vastness of the city around him. Hands worn from years of playing, brass glinting under a dull sky, the quiet dignity of a man who carries jazz inside him like breath itself.
This wasn’t posed. It wasn’t staged. It was a conversation between music, light, and the streets — and we were there to listen with our cameras.
