Gavin James, The silence before the stage. (Documentary/Photojournalism)

This entry is a reportage of Zespol Regionalny Istebna, the Polish Folk Song And Dance Ensemble from Poland. On stage there performance was stunning and captivating. These selected images demonstrate a shared silence felt backstage. It highlights the Performers in there final moment of reflection before they approached the stage.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.