Ballet

Ballet captures awe-inspiring moments performed by the art forms most remarkable talents, featuring a cast of former and current principal dancers. Leo Masons arresting images provide a unique glimpse into the world of ballet and its superstars, with over 40 years experience as a sports and dance photographer. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed caption, providing information on the performers, work, location and date, as well as technical specifications regarding camera equipment, exposure and aperture.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2023
Publisher: GMC Publications

Live performances of ballets offer a captivating glimpse of their visual splendor, but rarely do we have the opportunity to study dynamic poses, leaps, and lifts in intimate, close-up detail. Ballet, a captivating companion for dance aficionados, performing arts enthusiasts, and keen photographers, captures awe-inspiring moments performed by the art forms' most remarkable talents. Leo Mason's arresting images provide a unique glimpse into the world of ballet and its superstars, featuring a cast of former and current principal dancers, including Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova, and Ivan Vasiliev. With over 40 years of experience as a sports and dance photographer, Leo recreates the beauty and seemingly effortless nature of the discipline, made even more remarkable by the grueling training required to achieve perfection. He often uses exposure creatively to capture movement and compose striking images. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed caption, providing information on the performers, work, location, and date, as well as technical specifications regarding camera equipment, exposure, and aperture. The book includes images of Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova, and Ivan Vasiliev at the Royal Opera House, Sadlers Wells, and the London Coliseum.

Dimension: 263 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781454602