PHOTOGRAPHY / 01—04

Still
in sound.

KUMA
A STUDY IN PERFORMANCE

KUMA singing with a hand on his chest, photographed in black and white.
01 / ON STAGE
KUMA adjusting an earpiece beside a music stand.
02 / BETWEEN NOTES

The quiet inside
the performance.

02 / OBSERVATIONS

A moment,
held still.

PHOTOGRAPHY / PERFORMANCE

KUMA singing with eyes closed, captured in monochrome.
04 / IN THE MOMENT KUMA

LIGHT. GESTURE. SILENCE.
Four photographs from the stage.

03 / LIVE PERFORMANCE

RED & BLUES RECITAL

MELBOURNE / 2026

Red & Blues Recital artwork featuring KUMA in red and blue stage tones.
DESIGNED BY CANDICE SUN @candi_sun
KUMA reaching toward the audience with the full band under pale violet lights.
KUMA smiling into the microphone with the band behind him.
An elevated view of KUMA and the band performing in cool blue light.

ONE PERFORMANCE ／ TWO PERSPECTIVES

A close portrait of KUMA singing into the microphone beneath blue and violet lights.
A wider alternate view of KUMA singing between two guitarists under blue stage lights.
KUMA and the full band performing under red, magenta and blue lights.
KUMA and an acoustic guitarist seated on a sofa amid violet stage haze.
KUMA seated with an acoustic guitarist and fellow performers beneath a single spotlight.
Red and Blues printed programmes held in the audience with the stage beyond.
KUMA signing Red and Blues programmes after the performance.

04 / A SONG IN THREE FRAMES

DIFFERENT COLOURS
OF LOVE RECITAL 2025

Different Colours of Love recital poster in red, white and blue. The event takes place 14 November 2025.
KUMA performing with backing vocalists under purple stage lights.
KUMA singing with a keyboardist and guitarist under blue and red lights.

05 / OUT IN THE CITY

MELBOURNE
BUSKING

KUMA busking on a Melbourne street, singing into a handheld microphone under warm city lights.
KUMA singing on a Melbourne street in a light hoodie, photographed in warm evening light.
A soft, motion-blurred portrait of KUMA busking on the street.
KUMA singing into a microphone against the amber lights of a Melbourne shopfront.

PHOTOS BY RYAN @ryan.r.yan

STREET SIDE / MORE FROM THE BUSKING SERIES

KUMA singing on a Melbourne street at night, seen in profile with the microphone cable visible.
A closer street-side view of KUMA performing beneath trees at night.
A wider Melbourne street scene with people watching KUMA perform outside the shops.
A close-up of KUMA singing into a microphone during a night-time street performance.
KUMA busking beside a passing Melbourne tram, wearing a black hoodie and light jeans.
A closer portrait of KUMA singing on a busy Melbourne street as a tram passes behind him.
KUMA singing on a Melbourne street at night with trees and city lights in the background.
KUMA holding a headphone cable beside a window.
KUMA adjusting headphones in the studio.
KUMA seated on the floor writing while wearing headphones.