Dancers After Dark

Jordan Matter is insane. He is also brilliant, and he knows an awful lot of talented, beautiful, equally insane dancers. And he convinced them to go out into the streets of major cities with him, after dark, and strike stunning poses with no clothes on. They only had one near encounter with police, Matter said, and it ended well. I love this book so much. This is a photography book where it looks like EVERYBODY had fun. These images are amazing. People hanging from lampposts, playing in civic fountains, creating multi-person artistic formations under street lights, and all of it conveying the sheer joys of expressing yourself and getting away with it. You should also check out his site and his YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes videos of some of the shoots.

Beautifully crafted, great photography!!

This is so much more than just a book of pretty pictures. Jordan Matter's photos come alive as you gaze at them; the sheer power of their beauty is mesmerizing. It is difficult to tear oneself away from one, only to be equally transported by the next. The imagination of the photographer, combined with the extraordinary physical qualities of his subjects and their environments, create an equation that is at once stunning and thought-provoking. I have just received this book, and have already spent much time reflecting on it: reviewing the compositions, the nature of the light, and the stark and splendid results that Jordan has captured. This book would be an amazing gift for anyone who dances, travels, appreciates beauty, moves, or even just breathes.

Great book. Wonderful photos. Creative photographer and dancers. Amazing poses to 'expose' us to the art of dancing, dancing positions, diversity of dancers, diversity of scenes / places, ... Put out a second and third book for 'Dancers during the Day' or 'Dancers at Day Break', ... Love to see non-city alternative settings for a future book in other countries that USA and Western-Europe. NZ, Australia, Indonesia, Africa, Russia, Japan, ... Nice to see explanations of how the dancers were staged, prepared, lit, focus, cropped, ... My favorite is the woman dancer in CA coast at sunset - beautiful setting (beach / rocks / water), sunset colors, dancer pose and poise, ...

First off, I have nothing against erotic work but I do not believe this to be an erotic work. The bare body, especially that of a dancer's physique in a striking and disciplined pose, against the Ambiance and the Darkness of the city with all of its right angles and unnatural light sources, there's this emotional contrast that is created that I could go at length describing but I would encourage people to Simply buy the work, and take the same time that you would take to watch a movie to slowly flip through all of the pages, many of the photographs if you're like me you'll skip right past, nothing really original there. But at least 20 of those shots had me stopping and contemplating and thinking and feeling something that I wouldn't have felt from any other work. I highly recommend it.

This is an amazing experience inside of a binder. I'm amazed not only by the skill of the dancers, but the composition as well as the lighting. I'm not a coffee book table kind of person, but if I were, this would be on top. After browsing through a few pages in a local book shop, I couldn't get it out of my mind. I later purchased the book to show my children (7 and 11) to show them how beautiful the human body can be in a tasteful and artistic way. They are getting to that age where it could go either way, and I took this opportunity to help them look at the human body in a positive light. Jordan Matter's Dancers After Dark worked perfectly. It went from giggles and silly comments to appreciation for the dancer's skills and the feelings generated by the composition. I love it!

I had been watching Jordan's instagram posts for a while so i had an idea what i was in store for, but was blown away with the final results. Ordered the hard cover which comes with an ice sleeve as well. All the pictures are very well done, many are in NYC and many are overseas as well. The pictures are amazing and have a wide variety of scenes. Anywhere from sleek urban settings, to ice water in Colorado. Its also interesting that he time stamps the pictures, so in the city pics you have an idea what would be going on at that time.

Ordered the book in the kindle edition. Nice images but all the print has run together and the digital info messes with the images. Not really usable in the kindle. I tried to write to get help but no one to write