James Keates

Top tip

Firstly make sure your camera and lenses are up to the task.  Dance performance can often be in low light so if you do not have a camera where you can push the ISO high without the loss of image quality then you are going to be on the back foot even before you press the shutter.  Equally a range of fast telephoto and prime lenses is also necessary.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received in relation to dance photography?

Learn as much as possible about dance, the technical side and its art form. Being prepared is key.

Photo: James Keats

What’s your favourite dance image you have taken and why?

For me this is that ‘moment’ captured, the dancer for that split second is frozen in time forever. Their body twisted; contorted, almost sculptural. It confounds the viewer.