This is a diptych of a classic fan dance performance. My images on ArtStar have all been created with a beautiful Graflex Super D camera that was made in the 1940s. The lens is a Schneider barrel lens that dates back to 1920. The concept behind the work is to revive the technique of shooting with this camera while documenting the art of burlesque, which is also currently enjoying a renaissance. I hope that by brin... More

This is a diptych of a classic fan dance performance. My images on ArtStar have all been created with a beautiful Graflex Super D camera that was made in the 1940s. The lens is a Schneider barrel lens that dates back to 1920. The concept behind the work is to revive the technique of shooting with this camera while documenting the art of burlesque, which is also currently enjoying a renaissance. I hope that by bringing these two art forms together I an able to capture images that, although current, also have a feel of the periods in which they were created. Short