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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011 Finalist
This image is of Leanne Stojmenov, from a series documenting the Australian Ballet’s 2010 Japan tour. The costume is designed by Kristian Frederickson for Graeme Murphy’s ‘Nutcracker - the story of Clara’ and my concept was to shoot the dancers in typical Tokyo environments to contrast the cultural differences between the East and West; particularly using the classical form of ballet within such landscapes.
8 September 2020
Penelope Grist’s spirits soar with Lisa Tomasetti’s Dancers in the Streets series.
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