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If this idea resonates with you, I’m teaching a small in-person workshop in NYC next month:https://www.tedforbes.com/dancer-2026

This project started in an unexpected place. My background is actually in music, and over time I became fascinated with the idea of counterpoint — the way independent voices interact with one another in time. Eventually, I began to see that same idea in photography. Gesture, light, and form can create a kind of visual rhythm, and nowhere is that more apparent than when working with dancers. In this video, I’m sharing the story behind how that realization led to Point Counterpoint, along with a first look at the book proof as it arrives.

If these ideas resonate with you, I’m also teaching a small workshop this April in New York called Dancer as Motif, where we’ll be working with professional dancers in the studio and exploring these concepts in a hands-on way. It’s designed to be an intimate experience focused on seeing, timing, and working with gesture. I’ve included more information in the description below if you’d like to join us.
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Photography
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how to photograph dancers in motion, dance photography, ballet photography
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