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September 08 Flamenco Photography Exhibition.

A month dedicated to Flamenco photography will be inaugurated on September 11th, 2008 at Seville's Museum of Flamenco Dance. The exhibit displays the work of 45 photographers from around the world at various venues throughout Seville, the capital of Andalucia.

Michelle Chaplow’s love for Spanish culture and traditions, in particular flamenco, has led to extensive photography of Andalucia, the homeland of flamenco music, song and dance. Her collection of stock photo images of Andalucia, is one of the most extensive in the world. When photographing flamenco dancers, she is particularly interested in the graceful movements of the hands and the intense movements of the feet. The image on display of flamenco feet is an excellent example of her ability to capture these complicated movements with her camera; it has been published in a National Geographic Travel Guide for Spain.

The work of Michelle Chaplow will be on display at the Studio Hache gallery from the 25th of September. This particular exhibition is dedicated to female photographers specialising in Flamenco.

As Michelle says, “Without flamenco Andalucia isn’t the Andalucia that we know and love; the spontaneity and passion can be seen in everyday life.”