New York city native Jordan Matter happens to be a great admirer of Henri Cartier-Bresson, and for a photographer who holds spontaneity dear to him, Jordan has more than enough reasons to smile about, in his photographic project, “Dancers among Us”. Over a period of three years (2009-11) Jordan teamed up with dancers of various dance companies like the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects, Elisa Monte Dance and others, to come up with images of spontaneous dance expressions in public locations across different cities in the USA. The striking poses of the dancers in each image are in stark contrast to the surroundings – humans, and the built environment. If you are having a bad (or good) day, this might just make you smile, or dance. Take a look.

Baltimore

Blue Bar, Miami

Classroom, Seattle

Over the track!

Apollo Theatre, Harlem

Space Needle, Seattle

Washington, D.C

Astoria, Queens

Half Moon Bay, California

Sarasota, Florida

Madison, Avenue, New York

VIP Heliport, New York

Street crossing, Chicago

New York Public Library

Times Square, New York