Mel C walking in New York Chinatown

This captivating photograph of Mel C, Sporty Spice, taken during the Spice Girls’ 1998 American Tour, feels like a scene straight out of a National Geographic documentary. Shot in the heart of Chinatown, New York, on the morning before their Madison Square Garden concert, the image shows Mel C strolling through a bustling market, surrounded by twenty or so local Chinese-Americans going about their day. The vibrant energy of the scene, with its busy market atmosphere and cultural richness, evokes a sense of Hong Kong or Shanghai in its unfiltered, documentary style.

Captured with the kind of access only a legendary photographer could gain, this analogue, C-type print was developed using now-extinct chemicals and printed 25 years ago by a master printer in New York. A one-off, artist-proof, it is more than just a photograph — it’s an artwork in its own right, a pure and timeless snapshot of an era that can never be replicated.

• Size: 10 x 8 inches
• One off artist proof print 
• Signed on reverse by photographer 
• Certificate of authenticity 
• C-type
  
• Unframed and shipped flat from London, UK
  
• Customers are responsible for any customs duties and taxes in their country
• Please note: As original vintage artist-proof prints, each piece may feature slight imperfections or signs of age, which add to its unique character and authenticity
• No returns (due to one-of-a-kind nature of the product). Sold as seen.