During the fourteen years Steven Caras danced with New York City Ballet, the company's co-founders *George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein took early serious note of Caras' natural talent in photography.

Quick to recognize his affinity with the camera, New York City Ballet granted him privileged access to photograph all aspects of their activities, readily making use of the vibrant photographs he immediately began to produce.

Numerous photographic assignments soon followed and Caras suddenly found himself cast into the enviable position of juggling two full-time careers, both of which he loved.

Forced to choose between the two, he would dance his last performance with the New York City Ballet in 1983, devoting his time thereafter exclusively to photography.

Clearly his decision has paid off. Today Steven Caras is an internationally acclaimed photographer and published author who has amassed a thirty-year body of work considered to be one of the most valuable photographic archives in the history of dance. Images from his collection of the dance world's most celebrated artists and institutions continue to appear worldwide in prominent books, publications, films, documentaries, exhibitions and private collections.

Learn about Steven Caras Archive here.
View some of Caras' Archive Photographs here.