Photos by: Zoe Litaker, zo after dark (dancer model Elizabeth Hernly), Amber Wheeler, Stacey Barnhouse Wright (model Anna E Sikes), Marcstudio1761 (dancers @lexi.dancingonsugar & @liv.k_official), Amanda Tipton(dancer @thatsveze_)
2023 Pas de Deux Dance Photography Conference
The 2023 Conference is being held Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23. It will take place in downtown Chicago at the Michigan Avenue Hilton (720 S Michigan Avenue).
Registration is open. Applications for dancers, volunteers and speakers are also open. Early registration rates are good until October 15.
We are excited to share the city with all of you. Our location allows us urban looks as well as the lakefront and premiere Chicago parks as well as skyline shots.
Get Involved
The 2022 Conference was a celebration of dance photography. Watch our video to see it all in action!
2022 PAS DE DEUX CONFERENCE
Video by Ten Sixteen Media
"If you are a dance photographer you HAVE to be at this convention! So much to learn, so many photographers to network with and a perfect way to build your portfolio!"
"From the day I first contacted Beth with questions about the conference, I felt that I was welcome and that something about this conference was going to be different."
"If you are in the dance photography world you can not afford to miss this conference. It is jammed packed with the industry's leaders in photography, gear, and knowledge."
"Cannot recommend this conference enough. Whether you're an experienced professional, hobbyist, or anywhere in between, there's something for you here. Great variety of speakers and hands-on experiences. Overall 10/10 would go again."
What photographers have to say
Webinars
Join us July 20 at 12 noon EST / 9 am PST for a webinar "Express Beyond Shapes" with Jingzi Zhao
Dance is more than a sequence of movements: It's an expression. It communicates ideas, emotions, and stories through movement. That's how I like to approach dance photography. How to provide dancers meaningful context to improvise, and how to use lighting techniques to add drama and space for interpretation are the areas that I have been working on and want to share with others.
Jingzi Zhao started her dance photography work in Buenos Aires, Argentina and continued through her work with Oregon Ballet Theater after she returned to the States. Her dance photography has been featured in gallery exhibitions and acquisitions in Portland and Seattle. She is a first-place category winner and two-time grand prize finalist of Pas De Deux Dance Photography Contests. She is also a proud recipient of multiple project grants by Regional Arts and Cultural Council.
Susan Gietka
Hammonton, NJ
On Location &
Portrait Winner
Teen Portrait
Greensboro, NC
@abowenstudios
Andrew Bowen
Fine Art Winner
Monroe, UT
@forevermoreportraits
Brad Winegar
Studio Portrait Winner
Jingzi Zhao
Portland, OR
@jingziphotography
Preteen & Children
Portrait
Melina McGrew
Brooklyn, NY
@Melinanastazia
Performance Portrait
Winner
Scott Serio
Colora, MD
@scottseriophotos
A big thanks to our competition sponsors!
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