Dance Gazette Cover Shoot
I was recently invited to do a cover shoot of prima ballerina Francesca Hayward for Dance Gazette.
We did the shoot at the Royal Opera House which is always buzzing with energy in its warren of corridors and studios, packed with dancers focused on their next task, or simply getting a moment’s rest before the next rehearsal.
It is a challenge to photograph something with such an extensive visual history like ballet in a ‘new’ or ‘different’ way. And why should one even attempt to do that ? We are all most at ease with ‘the familiar’ and ‘the usual’ because we know it works.
Thankfully Francesca, the ROH pr team and the guys at Dance Gazette were made of sterner stuff.
