Photo by Alexis Silver

School of movement

Dancing with the Camera

Photographing MOVEMENT: A Meditative Approach to Image-Making

Saturday, June 21st, 2025
11:00am-5:00PM
@ Chez Bushwick | 304 Boerum St #23, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Train your photographic eye, while building your self-sufficiency and autonomy as an independent, multi-faceted movement artist.

Led by acclaimed photographer Dan Chen, Photographing Movement: A Meditative Approach to Image Making will explore photography not just as a technical craft, but as a mindful, spiritual practice. We’ll discuss photographing movement with intention, curiosity, and openness, while also offering essential tools.

Together, we'll dive into what it means to see— to be present with your subject, to hold space with your camera, and to let go of the pressure to capture the “perfect shot.” You'll pick up creative techniques such as motion blur through slow shutter speeds, how different focal lengths can shift perception, and how to work with light, shadow, body angles, and composition— think of it all as a dance between physics and geometry.

Whether you're seeking new creative inspiration, want to better capture your own movement works, want to evolve your visual storytelling, or are curious about building a career that reflects your inner values, there will also be space for open Q&A and conversation around personal creative growth.

All levels welcome— bring your camera, your curiosity, and your creativity!

FACULTY

Dan Chen is an editorial and documentary photographer based between New York City and Taipei. With a background in visual media and academic philosophy, Dan’s work explores intimacy, complexity, and the body in liminal and non-binary spaces.

Dan holds an M.A. in philosophy, furthered his studies in an M.Phil focused on psychoanalysis, French phenomenology, and feminist theory, and has contributed to Public Seminar at The New School. 

They’ve collaborated with clients including Angelina Jolie, Jeremy Lin, Four Seasons, and Gallim Dance Company, with work featured in Vogue, L’Officiel, Hypebeast, and more. 

Dan brings an interdisciplinary perspective to photography, encouraging students to look beyond the frame and engage with the layered meanings that emerge through image-making.

 
 
 

Photos by Alexis Silver

SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 21st, 2025

11:00 -1:00 Photography Class with Dan Chen

1:30 - 3:30 Photography Workshop with Dan Chen and GALLIM

3:30 - 5:00 Photographing Movement Exchange with Dan Chen and GALLIM

Photos by Dan Chen

“I’m so grateful for this experience; I feel like it’s really been this kind of blossoming and unfolding experience.”

“It’s been really inspiring to come together with all these people and to kind of push the ways that I think about dance and about film.”

- Dancing With the Camera Participant

REGISTRATION

Eligibility

All artists with interest in photographing movement and participating in GALLIM Methods movement class.

Equipment: DSLR and mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras highly recommended, cameras with manual functions required. 16 GB memory card is suggested. Leave your tripods at home!

Tuition

$125

Registration will be open until program capacity is reached.

Tuition is non-refundable except in the case of a medical necessity with a note from a medical provider.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Emergent Artist Scholarship

Two full merit-based Emergent Artist Scholarships will be awarded to artists of the global marjority, including but not limited to Black and African American, Asian, Hispanic and Latino/a/x, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaska Native, Middle Eastern or North African, and multiracial.

Applications close on May 15th

Work Study Scholarship

One full work study scholarships will be awarded. This opportunity is designed for students with an interest in arts administration and will include on-site responsibilities and may include administrative work before and after the intensive.

Work-Study Applications close on May 15th

Financial Aid & Payment Plans

Applications for financial aid will be accepted through June 1st.

Payment Plans are available upon request, please email Anna Stribrny, intern@gallimdance.com

*All participants with scholarship & financial aid applications under review will have a place held for them in the experience until financial assistance is distributed.

Please contact us with any specific accessibility requirements so we can accommodate your needs.