Moscow-based photographer Alexander Yakovlev
has an amazing talent for conveying the elegant, refined energy of
dancers. His stunning studio portraits capture dancers mid-pose, exuding
a grace and power that is fortified by the primarily black and white
aesthetic and clean scene compositions. Yakovlev’s photography provides
viewers the opportunity to fully appreciate the majesty of a moving
human body frozen in time, each image radiating an intangible element
that makes it hard to look away.
The artist, who had previously studied law in Russia, has found that
his true passion lies in dance photography. With this series, known as The Mirages,
the artist incorporates the simple element of flour, allowing his
subjects to work with the fine powder in artistic ways. His lens
captures each dancer's movements as the bleached grains cling to and
accentuate the lines of the human body, not to mention the way the flour
floats in mid-air, mapping out the paths of motion of each limb. His
collection is explosive and expressive, each image stunning in its own
right, adding a visual sense of intensity within each frame.
Credits: http://www.mymodernmet.com
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