On the red carpet: Brad Walls’ staggering shots of ballet from above – in pictures | Art and design

‘Backbone’.

During Walls’ first ballet shoot in 2021 with ballerina Montana Rubin, a group of young triplets approached Rubin and were visibly moved. ‘That moment hit me,’ Walls recalls. ‘It reminded me that ballet, while celebrated for its perfection, is also deeply human. This project is about honouring that – about making the distance between performer and viewer disappear.’