Arts & Entertainment

The Modern Ballerina: A Beautiful View of Davis (PHOTOS)

Photos from the Ballerina Project depict ballet dancers in the outdoors, usually in urban or natural environments.

The Ballerina Project describes itself as more than just dance photography. It's an "etching of a ballerina’s heart and emotions." 

Photos from the project depict ballet dancers in the outdoors, usually in urban or natural environments. The project inspired a local dancer and photographer to do a photo shoot of their own. They let Davis serve as the backdrop.

Photographer Stephanie Nguyen said of the shoot:

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My friend (and housemate) Briana enlisted me to photograph her and her former ballet partner/current boyfriend in a Ballerina Project-inspired photo shoot. We scouted some amazing locations around Davis and got some good shots despite the rain in the first couple of photos. I am in love with the final product.

Nguyen is a student at UC Davis as well as a fashion blogger and aspiring writer. She keeps a personal blog called Sunkissed Steph, where you can see more of her work. She calls the blog a journal of sorts -- A creative outlet that touches on fashion, writing, photography, things all things that inspire her.

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