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  • Begona Cao and Fabian Reimair in English National Ballet's production of Carmen

    Begona Cao and Fabian Reimair in English National Ballet’s production of Carmen

  • Roland Petit's Carmen, performed by English National Ballet

    Roland Petit’s Carmen, performed by English National Ballet

  • English National Ballet's Esteban Berlanga in L'Arlésienne – part of the Roland Petit triple bill at the London Coliseum

    English National Ballet’s Esteban Berlanga in L´Arlésienne – part of the Roland Petit triple bill at the London Coliseum

  • English National Ballet's Swan Lake - Daria Klimentova as Odette

    English National Ballet’s Swan Lake – Daria Klimentova as Odette

  • English National Ballet's Swan Lake - Daria Klimentova as Odette and Fabian Reimair as Rothbart

    English National Ballet’s Swan Lake - Daria Klimentova as Odette and Fabian Reimair as Rothbart

  • English National Ballet's production of Swan Lake - Vadim Muntagirov and Daria Klimentova

    English National Ballet’s production of Swan Lake - Vadim Muntagirov and Daria Klimentova

  • Swan Lake by English National Ballet

    Swan Lake by English National Ballet

  • Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova and Fabian Reimair in ENB's Swan Lake

    Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova and Fabian Reimair in ENB’s Swan Lake

  • ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

    ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

  • ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

    ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

  • ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

    ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

  • ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

    ‘From Here to There’ by Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican

  • Men Y Men, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

    Men Y Men, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

  • Men Y Men, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

    Men Y Men, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

  • Resolution, choreographed by Wayne Eagling, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

    Resolution, choreographed by Wayne Eagling, part of Black & White by English National Ballet

  • Vadim Muntagirov and Daria Klimentova in Vue de l'autre, part of ENB's Black & White

    Vadim Muntagirov and Daria Klimentova in Vue de l'autre, part of ENB's Black & White

  • Martha Leebolt and Javier Torres in Cleopatra by Northern Ballet

    Martha Leebolt and Javier Torres in Cleopatra by Northern Ballet

  • Vadim Muntagirov as Romeo and Daria Klimentova as Juliet

    Vadim Muntagirov as Romeo and Daria Klimentova as Juliet

  • English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet - Daria Klimentova and Vadim Muntagirov

    English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet - Daria Klimentova and Vadim Muntagirov

  • English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet at the London Coliseum

    English National Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet at the London Coliseum

Dance photography

The challenge to a dance photographer is capturing a perfect static moment in a moving art form. It demands of the photographer a combination of technical precision and an understanding of the artistry and biomechanics of dance. It is a challenge that I love.

Although dance styles share certain principles, each style has its own techniques and sequencing that must be understood to allow the dance photographer to intuitively anticipate the moment when a great dance photograph is possible. Often you need to anticipate a moment that your eye is too slow to recognise. As a photographer, capturing those moments is supremely satisfying.

I work with the latest digital production technology to ensure the quality of your final dance photographs.