Last week, I asked Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for volunteers to shoot Dancers Among Us as a test for a Hasselblad camera review in PDN Magazine. I was overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm. How could I possibly choose?
The submissions ranged from the patriotic:
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| @BrookieBallet (Instagram & Twitter) |
To the collaborative:
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| @ShanerDennis (Twitter) |
To the poetic:
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| @OfficiallyIrene (Instagram & Twitter) |
To the acrobatic:
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| @Moderina7902 (Instagram) |
But this one of Maria Ambrose really caught my eye:
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| @mambrose9 (Twitter) |
Ironically, the photo was taken by Dancer Among Us Jennifer Jones:
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| Jennifer Jones channeling Marilyn Monroe in NYC |
Kismet! I decided to shoot Maria for Hasselblad yesterday in Ft. Tryon Park, NYC:
Then as the sun set, I grabbed my Nikon and continued to shoot, inspired by Maria's enthusiasm and fearlessness:
Thank
you to all the dancers who submitted their photos. I've kept links to all of your photos and will likely be contacting many of you soon to shoot! And
thank you to dancer and photographer Jennifer Jones for the
collaboration.
