Spring is definitely in the air for this happy couple. Their costumes may seem unusual, but their eternal, happy pursuit is universally recognizable. This image, by Portland, Ore., photographer Andy Batt, was made for the Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) to promote the troupe's fall 2005 performance of the ballet "Angelo,” by choreographer Julia Adam.

The ballet, an interpretation of the famous "All the world's a stage” soliloquy from Shakespeare's "As You Like It,” depicts seven stages of a man's life. In this OBT production, all of the life stages were designed around the same set piece: the trunk of a tree.

To capture the feeling of the drama, Batt chose to shoot the dancers outdoors, using a real tree at Council Crest Park, just west of Portland...

Photographer Andy Batt, of Portland, Ore., has been awarded an Adidas photography contract for the second year in a row. Batt and his crew traveled to Rio de Janeiro, where their task was to create 40 images of runners and trainers.

Batt is the principal photographer for Andy Batt Studio, which he co-owns with his wife, Therese Gietler, and is the co-president of the Oregon chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers. His work can be seen at andybatt.com.