Howard Schatz

Howard Schatz started experimenting with underwater
photography in 1992 when he was offered the use of an
indoor pool. He became inspired to photograph ballet
dancers after his friend, who happened to be dancer posed
in his underwater studio. "Here was a physically trained
professional, with a beautiful, honed body, in a weightless
environment," he recalls. "Classical dancers are taught to
look like feathers. Underwater, they are feathers." Schatz
was fascinated by the way the body moves in water, he was
also intrigued by how light interacts with water. "there's
a point at which the light won't exit the water-in other
words, the underside of the surface of the water acts like
a mirror."

The underwater images are languid and elusive, the dancers
graceful poses draw the viewer into a dreamlike world.

The photographs of Howard Schatz are included in many
museum collections internationally.