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Zusatztext "Eye-popping fun." - The Chicago Sun-Times Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A book for anyone who actually wants to have his or her breath taken away, DANCERS AMONG US showcases Jordan Matter's heart-stopping photos of top professional dancers shot in everyday settings. Without benefit of trampolines, special equipment, or Photoshop, the pictures capture the ineffable qualities that make us human in ways that are fresh, surprising, and always beautiful. The book, organized around themes of play, work, grief, love and more with an introduction on each theme and information on how each photo was captured, is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to grab life and hold onto it. Zusammenfassung The mystery of the body in motion. The surprise of seeing what seems impossible. And the pure, joyful optimism of it all. Dancers Among Us presents one thrilling photograph after another of dancers leaping, spinning, lifting, kicking—but in the midst of daily life: on the beach, at a construction site, in a library, a restaurant, a park. With each image the reader feels buoyed up, eager to see the next bit of magic. 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. ...
