Photographer Albert Ayzenberg doesn’t photograph dancers on stage, quite often he doesn’t photograph dancers dancing either, but rather uses the form of their bodies to integrate or contrast with an outside environment. Dancers on the subway, in phone boxes… isn’t it all getting repetitive?

To me it’s a fine art project. Dancers are amazing athletes. You can put a ballerina in any location and make art. But it’s not just about capturing a beautiful silhouette against an interesting backdrop. I like to shoot close-ups. The face and the eyes tell a personal story. I try to capture the essence of the dancer in this way… to portray the whole human being.

I like to think my photos reveal the intimate side of a dancer in a way that a lot of commercial dance photography does not. I hope the audience finds my images both exquisite and very accessible.

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