Night Swimming

From a series of images created with the San Francisco Ballet Company, Chad Riley takes ballet off the stage and into the ethereal depths of the aquatic world.

Choosing to shoot all the images in a pool, and at night, he creates a mysterious yet completely engaging performance piece. The dancers are more graceful than you’ve ever seen the human form, circling and reaching like a playful pod of dolphins.

These photographs surprise and delight, as evident in what I like to call Night Swimming!