There are maybe forty photographers who move through the world's serious dancefloors, and most of them know each other by the sound of their shutters.
They work without briefs and without safety rails, often shooting with one hand while holding a drink in the other. The best images arrive exactly once, and they know it while it happens.
The flash is the only light source that tells the truth.
We collected their contact sheets, their outtakes, and their rules of the floor — including the first rule: the camera never comes between the dancer and the music.
Night Frame · No. 07