Christopher Duggan Photography

Nidia and Danny were married Saturday afternoon at the Banchett Flower Shop in the Meat Packing District here in Manhattan. What a beautiful spot for the ceremony, the room was filled with purple and pink and white and orchids and lilies! And outside was neat, too. The old cobblestone streets just the perfect back-drop for the old New York feel.

Pete Fand and his band jammed out on the street and then lit up the inside. I had a great time and so did everyone else. Folks were dancin’ and sweatin’ from the beginning to the end! Congratulations Nidia and Danny!

What could be better for a NYC kid than to spend the summer in the cool Berkshire mountains? How about add in making photographs of dancers and artists and the people who put together the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival? Twenty dance companies from around the world, over 200 free events, a school that brings in dozens of top-notch artists to study and teach, and 73 years of history!
Jacob’s Pillow’s mission is “to support dance creation, presentation, education, and preservation; and to engage and deepen public appreciation and support for dance.” They asked me to capture all that in pictures. It’s going to be an awesome summer!

Let’s dance!

I had the great opportunity Monday to shoot Ellis Wood and Amanda Szeglowski of Ellis Wood Dance.

The company will be performing a site specific dance piece at 55 Wall Street later this summer. Ellis and Amanda gave me just a taste of what 20 dancers will be doing for lunching Wall Streeters. What a treat!