Twirling Flamenco Dancer-Small
Leo Mason
Twirling Flamenco Dancer-Small
The most abstract of all his work on ballet dancers, this riot of blues slowly enveils itself to reveal a whirling flamenco dancer at the height of her powers. Captured as if a painting, the long-exposure reduces the image to an abstract expressionist composition. While Mason does not capture the scene in all it's detail, he evokes the feelings, emotions and ambience of the dance, as if the viewer and dancer were lost in thought. Mason is an award-winning photographer who focuses on capturing that 'decisive moment'.
Leo Mason
Leo Mason became a professional photographer in 1975 after an initial career as an advertising art director.
After a short period working on the OBSERVER newspaper and other national papers, he founded the London based SPLIT SECOND PHOTO AGENCY.
During the ages he has worked and contributed to all the worlds top magazines including TIME Magazine, Sports Illustrated, LIFE Magazine, NEWSWEEK, USA TODAY, GQ Magazine, Paris-Match, STERN and many others. He has covered 10 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES from 1976-2012, plus 4 WINTER GAMES, FIFA WORLD CUPS and most of the worlds major sporting events.
