Elyse Mertz (she/her) is a NYC/NJ based photographer. Self-taught, she pulls from her dance education to ignite her photo practice and reflect on humanity's chaos and methodology.

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Elyse is currently photographing for Works and Process at the Guggenheim, Center for Performance Research (CPR), and Princeton Youth Ballet. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Dance Magazine, Playbill, and the Glasgow Gallery of Photography. She has photographed at Lincoln Center, City Center, the Joyce, Sarah Lawrence, the Ailey Studios, and Rutgers University. Elyse has photographed for Kayla Farrish, Hervé Koubi, Dancers Responding to Aids / Broadway Cares at the Fire Island Dance Festival, and so many other incredible artists.

 

Elyse received her BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in 2017. She is an ©ABT Certified Teacher Primary through Level 3 of the ABT National Training Curriculum. She received her 200-hr Yoga Certification in 2016 with the OM Factory, NYC and has studied with Little Flower Yoga to further her knowledge of teaching children in schools. She is an active educator with Notes in Motion; teaching ballet, modern dance, creative movement and yoga to youth. 

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She has studied photography under Rose Eichenbaum at the Art of Photographing Dance Workshop at Jacob's Pillow in 2017 and 2019. She has expanded her visual language by working with Whitney Browne at Jacob's Pillow and in Browne’s "Experimental Photography", "Seeing Light" and "Creative Composition" workshops in 2020.

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Elyse's knowledge and experience make her a perfect fit for rehearsal documentation, live performance documentation, creative portrait sessions, headshots, event photography, engagements, proposals, weddings, and family portrait sessions.

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