Consider playing this song while viewing this series of photographs.
I felt free to explore my own movement and ideas while getting simultaneous feedback on angles, anything that needed to be shifted and how things were looking through the lens.
-V.
Quarantine has me revisiting some projects, and really focusing on what we can do to share some creative projects. #PaintedYogaBodies is a project I have been working on for over two years, and I am excited to share some of my recent work on my own platform. The project started as an experiment in play. We were seeking to augment the simple elegance of yoga with bright colors and dramatic contrast. My favorite photographic subjects are people engaged in artistic movement such as yoga, dance, and the circus arts. I’m drawn to the simple beauty of these images, but seek to play with this gracefulness by using the body as a canvas. This series is from late 2019, and is one of my proudest of the project. Hope you enjoy!
I felt empowered to express myself and create
-V
My work often goes back to black and white photography, as colors are often a mystery to me. I’m interested in the theory that finds patterns and order in seemingly confusing and chaotic works. My favorite compositions are non-traditional angles or perspectives of a yoga pose. Rather than photograph an entire pose I like to capture aspects of the posture, close ups of the points of contact between dancers and acrobats, or a side view of a yoga pose.
The experience will stick with me forever, as I felt totally empowered and loving of my body.
-V.
“I had so much fun during this shoot!... I arrived feeling confident that my comfort was the highest priority. I felt empowered to express myself and create in so many ways as well as supported throughout the entire process. I was surprised how at ease and comfortable I felt right from the start. The experience and the art that we co-created together was so special.”
“When my brain needed a rest, Stephen had prompts and poses waiting and we transitioned between active and more passive poses which helped to conserve my energy.”