Capturing Movement, Creating an Image

An Interview with Gregory Bartning BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Gregory Bartning is a photographer who splits his time between Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA. Alongside his commercial and art projects, he also collaborated with me on the book, Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond. I […]

November 5, 2018  |  Read Article

Photographer Robbie Sweeny

“With photographing performances I find myself falling into a strange bond with the performers. Alas for the most part it is a one way bond, but through editing hundreds of images of a performance that may last a mere 30 minutes, I find myself staring at these moments that change […]

July 25, 2013  |  Read Article

Photographer Eldon Christenson

“This picture really represents the beginning of my journey toward dance photography. The picture was taken  in June 2010 on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. I had known the girls about a month or two at this point, and we had just started hanging out. I was just starting to get […]

April 11, 2013  |  Read Article

Photographer Lynne Fried

“I have always had a deep and powerful love of dance and I am in awe of all dancers from ballet to hip hop. Photographing dancers is the art of anticipation. It is so important to pay attention to them, to watch their movements, and to listen to them.    I […]

February 21, 2013  |  Read Article

Photographer Margo Moritz

“The ways photography and dance treat movement are actually quite contrary; as one freezes it the other is defined by the passing of it. It is this unique relationship they both have that I like to explore with my work. I am particularly intrigued by the unusual combination of tension and […]

December 22, 2012  |  Read Article