“This is a campaign shot for BalletCollective, a nonprofit arts collective founded by choreographer Troy Schumacher from the New York City Ballet, and with dancers from the New York City Ballet. I am a big fan of ballet, which I follow and practice, and it was a dream commission to work with these incredible dancers. I was given lots of freedom when creating this project and decided to play with light and shadow to highlight bodies and their intersections; in visualizing it, I was inspired by the chiaroscuro of Renaissance paintings. I did not direct as much as other projects I’ve worked on with dancers, but just followed their movements and choreographies as I wanted the shoot to be a real collaboration, and also wanted to create a feeling of intimacy and be the least intrusive I could be. It made me feel like I was painting the scenes.”