I am a ballet fan and photographer living in New York City. You can see my work, which focuses on curtain calls of ballet dancers, houses of worship, and landscapes at
notmydayjobphotography.
Author: KentGBecker
Natalia Osipova, David Hallberg Electric in Giselle
Lincoln Center was electric Friday evening with a full house, some paying $250 or more for orchestra seats to see the birthday duo Natalia Osipova and David Hallberg in Giselle. Approaching the Metropolitan Opera House, there was a buzz that …
Sarah Lane and Daniil Simkin Sparkle in Giselle Wednesday
I opened up my ABT Met season with a great Giselle performance Wednesday afternoon featuring Sarah Lane and Daniil Simkin (I posted a few curtain call photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com). Given the quality performance, I’m not sure why the …
David Hallberg on CBS This Morning
CBS This Morning ran a piece on David Hallberg, documenting his struggle with injuries and his return to the stage. Obviously, I liked 6:16, which showed a photo I took of David in his emotional ABT return performance on May …
Tips on Church Architecture Photography
Since taking up photography in 2011 after a long absence from the hobby, I have attempted to capture the beauty, spirituality, history, and architecture of churches. This effort has spanned 50 houses of worship in New York, Paris, Rome, London, and …
Book Alert: Celestial Bodies by Laura Jacobs
Ballet lovers (and potential ballet fans) will want to pick up Laura Jacobs’ engaging book to be released May 8, Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet, a fascinating collection of essays on dance. Jacobs is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair …
Youth America Grand Prix: Young Dancers Dazzle
Above photo: Elisabeth Beyer courtesy of VAM Productions. Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) held its finals Wednesday at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. The finals featured 95 dancers in four divisions: Junior Women and Men aged 12-14 and the Senior Women …