Tango photography – fotografía del tango – tango fotografie
La Tosca was a couple of sizes bigger than last week’s La Divina and was therefor held in this huge space in Monsummano Terme, Tuscany. There were about 400 attendees and the chances that I took at least one picture of each of them are about 0. So here is my partial view of La Tosca. It is clear I have to go back to Italy.
“La Divina” is a tango marathon up in Sigtuna, Sweden, in the middle of snowy hills and sturdy pine trees. We were welcomed in a cosy hotel, memorable for its China-themed decoration and abundance of oranges. The organisation was flawless, the food was excellent and the dancing … well, see for yourself.
I had heard a lot of good things about the Hamburg marathon, so I went with high expectations. I was not disappointed: the level of dancers was very high and I had a great time taking pictures.
Leiden (NL) has a very special outdoor milonga called ‘de Waterlelie’ and this year they celebrated their 5th anniversary. The organizers, Mirjam and Peter, also invited me to come and take pictures, which I gladly did.
I like going to Sweden, so when I had the opportunity to shoot some pictures at the Tango 59° festival in Stockholm, I didn’t hesitate. I stayed with a friend near the city (thx, Michel!) and went to dance in the afternoon milongas at Stallet and the evening salons at Nalen. Most pictures here are taken during a 30-minute span at Nalen.
