Arthur Nazaryan’s Ballet Competition Photos

A Photographic Pas de Deux

Looking for an in-depth project close to home — and his roots — Arthur Nazaryan has been documenting a 12-year-old Russian immigrant’s efforts to be a ballerina.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/a-photographic-pas-de-deux/

At first glance, they wouldn’t seem to have much in common. He’s a quiet, polite, 28-year-old photographer and filmmaker who studied philosophy at Stony Brook University. She’s a sixth grader from Midwood, Brooklyn, whose favorite subject is gym and who spends a lot of her spare time on Facebook.