Richard Calmes and the art of dance photography
1968 found Richard Calmes in Vietnam. He wasn’t a photographer at that time, but his friendship with the headquarters combat photographer led to his interest…
Barbara Luisi: Photographing the Night and the Nude
Barbara Luisi was the first photographer to be featured on gramilano, and as the years pass we love her work more and more. Other photographers…
Behind every great woman is a great man: the man being conductor Fabio Luisi and the woman his photographer wife Barbara
Barbara Luisi was, no is, a violinist, but her passion for photography has taken over and her hobby has become her major activity. Though she begun…
New York City Dance Project “capturing emotion through movement”
You’ve heard of the NYC Dance Project and seen its beautiful series of dance photos: carefully lit and glamorously shot. Its images, featuring some of…
160 photos of Royal Ballet dancers rehearsing now online
When I went to cover Mara Galeazzi’s farewell gala with Royal Ballet colleagues in Verona last month, I took my camera for a couple of…
Photographer Barbara Luisi’s nude photos of the elderly, including the Japanese master Eikoh Hosoe
Photographer Barbara Luisi’s latest exhibition AKT – Ageless Beauty in Tokyo celebrates the naked bodies of the over-80s, which makes for a striking companion piece…
Unseen photos: Maria Callas at La Scala
Maria Callas would have been 90 today, yet she died 36 years ago. Her years at La Scala in Milan, where she also recorded most…
The Art of Movement – a glorious new book from NYC Dance Project
NYC Dance Project – husband and wife team, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory – have produced some of the most widely circulated images of dance…
Jack Devant, ballet photographer: freezing the beauty
There are thousands, millions, of dance photos scattered around the net, and most of the best come from just a handful of photographers. We know…
Svetlana Zakharova captured by Vladimir Fridkes’ camera: Still Frame
At Moscow’s Multimedia Art Museum an exhibition of photographs by Russian photographer Vladimir Fridkes featuring Svetlana Zakharova has opened and will run until 8 March. The exhibition –…
Photographer Barbara Luisi astounds in Water and Dreams
Montauk, Nuit Sur La Mer ©2012 by Barbara Luisi This blog doesn’t hide the fact that it is a fan of Barbara Luisi’s work. Her…
Rick Guest on his extraordinary photos of The Royal Ballet’s Edward Watson
In Conversation: Edward Watson and Rick Guest is an opportunity to see dancer and photographer talking about their collaboration which has led to an extraordinary…
Dance photographer Rick Guest… what lies beneath
Rick Guest is a photographer who’s highly polished style has led him to work with some of the biggest international brand names – Nike, Ferrari,…
Photographer Barbara Luisi brings the mystique of Puglia’s olive trees to New York
Twelve black and white photos of trees might not grab your attention immediately, though if I add that they are millennium-old olive trees from Puglia, presented…
Julien Benhamou, the French photographer, on shooting dance and dancers
French photographer Julien Benhamou has a passion for photographing dancers, musicians, and artists of all kinds. His style is crisp and vibrant which makes him…
Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London
65 years ago, Audrey Hepburn was a struggling actress and dancer in London, working occasionally in the renowned West End night club Ciro’s. That space is…