Photographer Jordan Matter started his Dancers Among Us Project by asking a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company to dance for him in a place where dance is unexpected. So, dressed in a commuter’s suit and tie, the dancer flew across a Times Square subway platform. And in that image Matter found what he’d been searching for: a way to express the feeling of being fully alive in the moment, unself-conscious, present.
Organized around themes of work, play, love, exploration, dreaming, and more, Dancers Among Us celebrates life in a way that’s fresh, surprising, original, universal. There’s no photoshopping here, no trampolines, no gimmicks, no tricks. Just a photographer, his vision, and the serendipity of what happens when the shutter clicks.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780761171706
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Publication Date: 10-23-2012
Pages: 240
Product Dimensions: 7.70(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
About the Author
Jordan Matter, a portrait and dance photographer, is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Dancers Among Us and Born To Dance. His work has created a viral phenomenon, making him one of the most recognizable photographers on the planet. He has over 18M followers across social media, and his dance photography videos have been viewed over 2B times. In addition, he has been featured on YouTube’s Instant Influencer, ABC World News, Nightline, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today and the BBC, and in The New York Times, the Huffington Post, O. The Oprah Magazine, Daily Mail UK, New York Magazine, and newspapers, magazines and exhibitions all over the world. "In Jordan Matter's photos, dancers make all the world their stage," wrote The New York Times. Jordan lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.