An Iconic Contrast – Dancers in the City
French photographer Dimitry Roulland carefully crafts images that capture the beauty and harmony of a dancer’s movements in unique and unexpected ways that contrast with a city’s scenery.
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A Beautiful Dance – World Ballet Day
Celebrating World Ballet Day, the Flickr way.
Ballet Beauties
A collection of images celebrating the talents and poise of beautiful ballerinas.
Magical portraits bring kids’ dreams to life
Vicki-Lea Boulter delights uses her photography to delight children and bring their dreams to life. Her unique approach and simple technique is unencumbered by the strictures of traditional portraiture. Learn more about her work in this episode of The Weekly Flickr.
Father Recreates Famous Photos with His Daughter
The Black Heroines Project began as a way to help Marc Bushelle’s 5-year-old daughter Lily learn about African-American women whose strength and courage have made a difference in the world. His photos featuring Lily beside photos of iconic women have gone viral and have led to a number of fascinating surprises.
Three mothers transform a photographer’s prejudices
“My perception of ballerinas, as a feminist, was that they were starving themselves for their job, that they were doing what they did for a man that was telling them what to do, that they didn’t want to grow up,” says Lucy Gray. “But,” she adds, “as a photographer, your job is to hunt down your prejudices and get rid of them.”