Category Archive: Documentary dance photography

Skateboarding: The Subculture that became an integral part of urban landscapes and an Olympic sport

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Exhibition at Somerset House: No Comply: Skate Culture and Community I usually take this space to write about dance and occasionally other forms of art – so why skateboarding? The most obvious reason… Continue reading

Transient on #WordyMonday

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Today I’ve used one of my shots of the largest Aboriginal dance festival in the world to denote the word transient, partly because I was visiting for such a short time but also… Continue reading

Midsummer Mindfulness #2 Between (In) Us

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The second of the Midsummer Triplet I saw at the Camden People’s Theatre was an intense search by two people to find their own unique and shared language of movement. Obviously carefully thought… Continue reading

Midsummer Mindfulness #1 On the moon there are flowers..

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I love my job, particularly the wonderfully creative people with whom it brings me into contact. Tonight I went to a triptych of experimental midsummer mindfulness. I had been invited by the talented… Continue reading

Elevation for @JokerXL on #WordyMonday

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This week’s WordyMonday word was suggested by Marty Hirst. It’s a great word to illustrate with dance images because there are so many ways it could be interpreted. I chose Felipe’s balancing act… Continue reading

Dance representing Igneous for #WordyMonday

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As well as being commonly known as fire rocks, the word is derived from the Latin word ignis which means of fire such as the kind of burning fire like a lighter. The… Continue reading

Photographing Poppin’ Pete at BoxPark

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A couple of days ago I went to interview and take photographs of Poppin’ Pete who has been giving poppin’ workshops in the Pop-Up shop in BoxPark, Shoreditch. Because it was constrained by… Continue reading

Back to school with Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia?

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I sometimes wonder if I should concentrate only on reviews and news from the dance photographer’s perspective. This is an example of why, since it’s a great example of how a photocall sometimes… Continue reading

Dance Photographer of the Year – Pre Launch FAQs

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March is always my busiest month, with (Move-It, NottDance, Saddler’s Wells Flamenco Festival, financial year-end and more. Although I’ve done better than normal in clearing outstanding tasks, this period is going to be… Continue reading

Aire on #WordyMonday

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The concept behind the flamenco word Aire would be difficult to represent even if I chose to do so using flamenco shots, but I’ve decided not to do that because Sadler’s Wells Flamenco… Continue reading