Personal Work: Aimana in New York, September ‘24

1 Oct

Aimana, shot in the studio, September 2024.

I had around an hour with Aimana, and the story for me was very simple. I wanted to tell the story of every high level dancer: the silent, sisyphean struggle of the rehearsal. For me, dance is an iceberg. For every minute you see on stage, there are hours, days, and even weeks of “one more time”, and so through these images, I wanted to capture not just the strength of Aimana’s practise, but also the softness, the stillness, and a little bit of the loneliness of the craft.

Huge, enormous thanks go to the following people, without whom I wouldn’t be typing these words: firstly @aimanaenpointe for truly getting it, and comitting fully to the shoot, @samanthazausch & @_anna_sneed for the amazing support, friendship, and guidance throughout my trip, @susan_ely at @Profoto for the incredible help as well as @jphazon for making me feel so welcome and intro-ing me to @fredatfotocare, @fotocarenyc, & @tonydnyc, without whom these images wouldn’t have been able to be created, @photobyphe for her amazing production support and booking skills, and finally the team @gibneydance for being so accomodating. Thank you thank you thank you.