
From New York City to London, these eloquent dancers were captured striking poses in the nude at hundreds of locations in the US, Canada and Europe.

The stunning photographs of the nude group of dancers were snapped by Manhattan portrait photographer, Jordan Matter, for his new book Dancers After Dark.

One of the breathtaking images was captured in Washington Square Park in front of the iconic arch, with 25 dancers who Matter instructed to to 'drop your clothes and run into position', the New York Post reported.

The dancers held their poses in front of the arch for 43 seconds until Matter yelled: 'Break!'

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From New York City to London, these eloquent dancers were captured striking poses in the nude in Washington Square Park in front of the iconic arch (pictured), with 25 dancers who Matter instructed to to 'drop your clothes and run into position'. The dancers held their poses in front of the arch for 43 seconds until Matter yelled: 'Break'

The stunning photographs of the nude group of dancers were snapped by Manhattan portrait photographer, Jordan Matter, for his new book Dancers After Dark. The male dancer was captured in Times Square and the female dancer was photographed in Harlem

This acrobatic dancer was captured posing on a lampost in London in front of the city's Great Bell of the clock, also known as Big Ben and in front of the Houses of Parliament

Matter, who is also the author of the New York Times bestseller titled Dancers Among Us, shot the dancers without clothes at many locations in the US, Canada and Europe. This group of acrobatic dancers posed on a street in Chicago

It was snapped shortly before midnight, and right before police arrived to close the park. The image was the final photo needed to complete his new book.

Matter, who is also the author of the New York Times bestseller titled Dancers Among Us, shot the dancers without clothes at several locations across the US, Canada and Europe, the Post reported.

Many of the US photos were captured at or near New York City landmarks.

Houston Ballet dancer Harper Watters posed for Matter as a human statue at the Rockefeller Center.

Throughout his many photo shoots for Dancers After Dark, police interrupted him more than 40 times.

In the book, Matter says that he has a 'streak of zero arrests', despite police presence at several photo shoots.

Many of the US photos were captured at or near New York City landmarks. Houston Ballet dancer Harper Watters also posed for Matter as a human statue at the Rockefeller Center. During this photo shoot it was raining on a chilly New York City night

In this breathtaking photo, two dancers hang from a tree as snow blankets the ground in Montreal, Canada

Throughout his many photo shoots for Dancers After Dark , police interrupted him more than 40 times. Two dancers (left) pose in and on top of a telephone box in London. The other two dancers (right) pose gracefully on a ledge overlooking a body of water in Amsterdam, Netherlands

For each photo shoot Matter instructed the group of dancers to practice the poses with their clothes on, so they would only need to pose naked for less than a minute for the shots. These dancers were photographed in New York City

On his website, Matter writes that his new book is 'about a willingness to say yes to the unlikely, the outrageous, the impractical'. A woman (right) poses effortlessly on the top of a wine bottle in front of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. A male dancer (left) leaps through the air in Cotswolds, UK

The cover of the book. On his website, Matter writes that his new book is 'about a willingness to say yes to the unlikely, the outrageous, the impractical'

For each photo shoot Matter instructed the group of dancers to practice the poses with their clothes on, so they would only need to pose naked for less than a minute for the shots.

On his website, Matter writes that his new book is 'about a willingness to say yes to the unlikely, the outrageous, the impractical'.

'There is no obvious reason why any of these amazing performers would volunteer for this project. It was frequently very cold; it was usually late; it was dangerous, illegal, exhausting, and, of course, they’re naked.

'Yet they still said yes. Why? Because they shared my belief that if we leap, the net will appear.'

He went on to write that the project represents 'our willingness to throw ourselves into the streets without fear of failure'.

On his website, Matter also takes interested viewers behind the scenes of some of his shoots, including one shoot that featured nine ballerinas during a cold New York City night.

The expressive, dynamic and artistic images in Matter's new book will be available to the public on Tuesday and is being published through the Workman Publishing Co.

Matter wrote on his website that the project represents 'our willingness to throw ourselves into the streets without fear of failure'. A dancer poses on huge rocks near a San Francisco beach

Some dancers put their bodies through elements to capture these breathtaking photos taking during the winter in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, (left) and in Montreal, Canada (right)

The expressive, dynamic and artistic images in Matter's new book will be available to the public on Tuesday and is being published through the Workman Publishing Co. These talented dancers are posing on a street in Montreal, Canada

Three dancers stack themselves on top of each other as the other two keep the base dancer balanced in a street of Stockholm, Sweden (left). A man holds up a female dancer with one arm as she gracefully poses midair in Amsterdam, Netherlands (right)