For over four years, Omar Z. Robles has been photographing ballet dancers from companies around the world. Placing them in an urban setting, he’s able to capture a different view of classical dance—one that is more egalitarian. On a recent trip to Melbourne, Robles was reminded of just how much his work can touch the public. While in Australia, Robles was met with challenges.
From the bustling streets of Hong Kong to the vibrant avenues of Rio de Janeiro, master of dance photography Omar...
Legendary dance photographer Lois Greenfield has been “investigating movement and its expressive potential” for 40 years.
Created by Brooklyn-based photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, the NYC Dance Project has been capturing the beauty of dancers since 2015. Merging their backgrounds in fashion and editorial photography, the duo has amassed an impressive portfolio of dance portraits. And by working with the world’s top dancers at institutions like the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Alvin Alley American Dance Theatre, NYC Dance Project is immortalizing contemporary dancers.
Performed and directed by French deep-sea diver, dancer, and filmmaker Julie Gautier, AMA is a video performance project that follows the...
A little over a year ago, Omar Z. Robles went to Puerto Rico, where he paid homage to his roots.
This isn’t photographer Omar Z. Robles‘ first time in South America, but he continues to unearth new, diverse richness of cultures found within. He’s captured local ballet dancers on the streets of Argentina and Chile, but there’s something a bit special about his latest work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city.
We often think of dancers as performing just for the stage, but their awe-inspiring moves bring a fresh new perspective...
This beautiful short film, titled Ballet Rotoscope and created by Tokyo-based design group EUPHRATES, illustrates the delicate movements of a ballet dancer. As the ballerina moves, different points on her body are traced by a computer-generated technique called rotoscoping, to reveal the geometric beauty of dance. Rotoscoping is a method that is often used for visual effects in live-action movies.
Photographer Omar Z. Robles documents the beauty of people and places around the work through his exquisite dance photography.
From New York City to Havana, Mexico City, and Hong Kong, we love traveling the world through the unique dance photography...
