What makes a photograph more than just a snapshot is the way textures and tones, the blending of light and color, and composition tell the story of the moment. The more you look at a piece of photographic art, the more you see and are moved. As a Social Landscape Photographer, I look to capture personal and unusual moments during apparently ordinary events in the lives of individuals; the way they act and react in and to their environment. This past fall I recorded a local dance company's 10th Anniversary production the Nutcracker, from auditions through final performance. In this piece two young dancers rest as one after a long morning rehearsal In anticipation of another challenging afternoon. The peeling of the tape from the dance mat mirrors the peeling polish on the toes of one resting dancer. There is also something very telling in the hugging of the legs and feet, the most abused part of the dancer's body.