Standing as a bold and definitive monument of contemporary choreography, Rayas One (2021) represents a major milestone in high-end sepia dance photography by using monochromatic fields to add a multi-layered dimension to physical support structures and movement. Within his critically acclaimed Motion series, international creator Ricky Cohete treats the studio lens as an analytical darkroom, collaborating with professional ballet and modern dancers to capture the precise lines of the male form. The composition builds a powerful visual friction, utilizing sharp directional lighting to carve out the muscular legs and back of the performers as one lifts the other in a tight, vertical athletic embrace. Costumed in high-contrast striped swimwear that cuts across the anatomical planes, this calculated visual layout works alongside a subtle, nostalgic sepia light field to transform a physical figurative posture into a profound visual essay on bodily expansion and eternal dance.
 
Throughout his exploration of movement of the body, with modern and ballet dancers, as well as a focus on the  male physic; he has concentrated on the curves and lines of the their anatomy. The expansion of the body as it intertwines with the light and the infinity of motion as an eternal dance are captured in this figurative photography.
 
Explore this unique sepia-toned dance photograph by Ricky Cohete, available through The Art Design Project platform.