Under the Big Top

For me, there's nothing more exciting than watching circus performers executing mesmerizing, miraculous and death-defying feats.
Their costumes, bespangled in bling, appeal to my over‑the‑(big)‑top passion for fashion. Work becomes play when I photograph these wonders of athleticism and showmanship.
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Starmen
Starmen       (2020)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Strength, Balance, and Grace
Strength, Balance, and Grace       (2019)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
Just Hanging Around
Just Hanging Around       (2020)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
The Lady and the Elephant
The Lady and the Elephant       (2019)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
Black & White Magazine, #140, Portfolio
Strong Man
Strong Man       (2019)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Leaving the Nest
Leaving the Nest       (2020)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
En Garde!
En Garde!       (2020)
En Garde!
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
Daniela and the Hoops
Daniela and the Hoops       (2019)
Justino & Daniela Illusions and Beyond South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
Malia, the Fire Eater
Malia, the Fire Eater       (2019)
Ronin Taiko Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Delray Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
Come-Hither Heather
Come-Hither Heather       (2023)
Come Hither, Heather
Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL, USA
Seductive silk aerialist smiles over her shoulder before defying gravity
18th Spider Awards, Portrait, Nominee
Tower of Power
Tower of Power       (2024)
Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL, USA
Power and Poise
Power and Poise       (2023)
Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL, USA
King of Rings
King of Rings       (2019)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Hooper
Hooper       (2019)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Black & White Magazine, #140, Portfolio
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
The Rapture Begins
The Rapture Begins       (2024)
The Rapture Begins
"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NIV)
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion       (2022)
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus Swap Shop & Thunderbird Drive-In Theater Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Pushing the Boundary
Pushing the Boundary       (2020)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
Sidesaddle
Sidesaddle       (2020)
South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
18th Pollux Awards, Black & White
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler       (2020)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Dangling by a Thread
Dangling by a Thread       (2020)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
19th Julia Margaret Cameron, Black & White: Series, Winner
Charge!
Charge!       (2020)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Superman
Superman       (2022)
Garden Bros Circus South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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