Howard Schatz, Legendary Fine Art Photographer

Dancers in the Museum #1607: Camila Ferrera. Sculpture, Luciana Paris.

Howard Schatz has received international acclaim for his work and is one of the most sought-after photographers working today.  Over the last 25 years 23 major books have been published of his work including Pairs, published in 2023 and Kink, in 2020. His magnificent 2-volume retrospective: Schatz Images: 25 Years was published in 2018. Other books include: Caught in the Act: Actors Acting;  AT THE FIGHTS: Inside the World of Professional Boxing; NudeBodyNude; and three landmark books of underwater imagery: H20, Pool Light and WaterDance. He has won virtually every award in photography and has had over 100 museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide.

Schatz has made extraordinary images for such advertising clients as Ralph Lauren RLX, Escada, Sergio Tacchini, Nike, Reebok, Wolford, Etienne Aigner, Sony, Adidas, Finlandia Vodka, MGM Grand Hotel, Virgin Records, and Mercedes-Benz.

Schatz's fine art work is represented in galleries in the United States and abroad.

“I spent about 15 hours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City photographing everything that I thought might work for my "DANCERS IN THE MUSEUM” project.

After a strong edit of over a thousand images I found about two dozen that I thought would work as settings, backgrounds, environments.

I made prints of these images and used them as guides and references for a day-long shoot with ballerinas Betsy McBride and Camila Ferrera from The American Ballet Theater in NYC.

A talented fashion stylist, Nikko Kefalas compiled the dresses, hats, etc and make-up artist Magdalena Major and Hair artist Anike Rabiu did the rest.”

There's more information here as well: https://howardschatz.com/about/general/

Dancers in the Museum #1620: Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1609: Camila Ferrera. Image on wall, Rachel Redding.

Dancers In The Museum #1610: Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1616: Camila Ferrera.

Dancers In The Museum #1604: Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1622: Betsy McBride. Sculptures, Luciana Paris, Camilla Ferrera, Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1605: Betsy McBride. Sculptures, Marvin Drummond.

Dancers In The Museum #1606: Betsy McBride. Sculpture, Rachel Redding.

Dancers In The Museum #1608: Camila Ferrera.

Dancers in the Museum #1612: Camila Ferrera and Betsy McBride. Sculptures, Rachel Redding.

Dancers in the Museum #1613: Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1618: Camila Ferrera.

Dancers In The Museu #1619: Camila Ferrera.

Dancers In The Museum #1621: Betsy McBride.

Dancers In The Museum #1623: Betsy McBride. Sculptures, Rachel Redding.

Dancers in the Museum #1624: Camila Ferrera.

All photos are by Howard Schatz
Produced by Bryna Levin

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