Ballet - Hardcover

Mason Leo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781454604 ISBN 13: 9781781454602

Verlag: Ammonite Press, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Ballet is a breathtaking photographic collection,celebrating the precision, athleticism and artistry of classical andcontemporary ballet. 

 

Live performancesallow us to admire ballet’s visual splendour from afar, but rarely are we giventhe opportunity to study dynamic poses, leaps and lifts in intimate, close-updetail. An inspirational companion for dance aficionados, performing artsenthusiasts and keen photographers, Ballet capturesawe-inspiring moments performed by the art form’s most remarkable talents.Leo Mason’s arresting images provide a unique glimpse into the world of balletand its superstars, featuring a cast of former and current principal dancers including Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, DariaKlimentova and Ivan Vasiliev.

 

With over 40 years’experience as a sports and dance photographer, Leo recreates the beauty andseemingly effortless nature of the discipline – made even more remarkable bythe gruelling training required to achieve perfection – and often uses exposurecreatively to capture movement and compose striking images. Each photograph isaccompanied by a detailed caption, providing information on the performers,work, location and date, along with technical specifications regarding cameraequipment, exposure and aperture. 

 

Includes images of:Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova and IvanVasiliev at the Royal OperaHouse, Sadler’s Wells and the London Coliseum.

 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Leo Mason has spent the last 40 years photographing global sports events, including the Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Tour de France, Wimbledon and the Superbowl. His work has appeared in Time magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Life magazine, GQ and USA Today. Since 2009, Leo has photographed some of the world’s best principal dancers and ballerinas, including Carlos Acosta, Natalia Osipova, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova, Ivan Vasiliev, shooting on location at the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells and the London Coliseum.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Ammonite Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1781454604
• ISBN 13: 9781781454602
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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