Ballerinas Get Artsy in Stunning NYC Subway Photos
Photographer Aaron Pegg is already Insta-famous as @underground_nyc, where he snaps artsy photos of people throughout the NYC subway system. Over the weekend, he revealed that ballerinas are his favorite photography subjects.
The New York Post interviewed Pegg and rounded up some of his best ballet pics—and we are drooling over the gorgeous poses and stunning lines. And it doesn’t hurt that his #flawless subjects frequently include Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Alison Stroming, Ingrid Silva and Nayara Lopes, American Ballet Theatre’s Elina Miettinen and Boston Ballet soloist Rachele Buriassi.
Of his dance subway shots Pegg says to the New York Post, “It’s such a great contrast between two art forms—the gritty subway with the elegance of ballet. I love working with ballerinas because they’re perfectionists. They make you want to be a perfectionist as well.”
Scroll through our favorites below for some serious #MondayMotivation and check out the original Post piece here.
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Nayara Lopes, Alison Stroming and Ingrid Silva. (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Olivia L. Burgess (screenshot via underground_nyc)
Dancer Ingrid Silva at Central Park (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Boston Ballet soloist Rachele Buriassi (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Kelly Kakaley (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
American Ballet Theatre dancer Elina Miettinen (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Alison Stroming (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Brittany Cavaco (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Rachele Buriassi (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
Dancer Ingrid Silva (screenshot via @underground_nyc)
