Ayse Cerami Tribute
Remembering Ayse Cerami, a tribal style belly dancer with the She'enedra troupe who said everything in the dance and almost nothing otherwise
Tag: Bellydance
Content connected to bellydance: the coloring book series celebrating dance and dancers, drawn from Richard Lowe’s archive of more than 1,000 photographed bellydance performances.
BellydanceMercy Tribute
Remembering Mercy, a belly dancer with the Ujam troupe who lit up every faire and stage with energy and a constant smile. Always dancing, always happy. RIP.
BellydancePublic Speaking for Introverts: How Photography, Grief, and Practice Turned Me Into a Speaker
Introvert, ADHD, autism: by every measure I should avoid a stage, yet I now speak regularly and keep seeking more of it. It did not come naturally. It came through grief, a camera, and a lot of practice. Here is…
BellydanceI’ve been gang-attacked on Facebook, buried on YouTube, and harassed on LinkedIn
One Facebook comment, and within hours hundreds of strangers were piling on, screenshotting, sharing, hostility for its own sake from people who had never met me. Deleting the thread changed nothing. Here is what online mobs across Facebook, YouTube, and…
Bellydance980,000 Photos, 300 Faires, and What I Learned About Writing
Over eight years and 300-plus renaissance festivals, I shot roughly 980,000 photos of performers, belly dancers, jousters, pirates, often hired, always watching through the lens. That much close observation rewires how you see people. Here is what 980,000 photographs taught…
BellydanceBelly Dancer Coloring Books [Interview]
In this conversation I talk about turning a decade of belly dance photography into coloring books, four of them built from real performers instead of generic clip art. Shooting dancers since 2005 is exactly what makes them different. Here is…
BellydanceThe Writer Who Learned to Dance
A writer who could not get the words right until she stopped trying to get them right. What changed, why it worked, and what it says about the difference between control and attention.
BellydanceBellydance Coloring Book Series: Celebrate Dance and Culture Through Art
Learn how I created a unique coloring book series focused on bellydance, blending artistic expression with cultural education.
BellydanceThe Last Belly Dance Show: The End of 8 Years of Photography & Friendship
I always sat front row center. Eight years of shows, hundreds of performances across countless venues, and I never sat anywhere else. The dancers knew where to find me. When they hit their mark downst
BellydanceAdventures of a Belly Dance Photographer
A memoir in stories. Eight years with a camera after my wife died, and the dancers and festival people who put me back together.
BellydanceIs It So Bad to Be Uncomfortable?
Photographing an all-male bellydance show made me uncomfortable for about ten minutes. Discomfort is not damage.