For photographer Bob Carey and his wife Linda, a man-sized pink tutu has taken on incredible meaning in their fight against breast cancer. The Tutu Project started in 2003 when Carey donated a picture of himself wearing a custom-made ballet skirt as part of a fund raiser for the Arizona Ballet. Soon after, Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer. “It wasn’t about her when I started,” Carey tells Shine. But when she was recovering from surgery, he found it was the one thing he could do to take break. “It takes a lot of love for him to put that tutu on,” Linda tells Shine. “And it makes us laugh.”
Using a tripod, Carey has now shot more than 110 images of himself in settings ranging from the desert in New Mexico to the Staten Island Ferry. He plans to compile them into a book called ‘Ballerina’ which will be published this fall – net proceeds from the sale of the book will go directly to breast cancer organizations. Currently, the project’s website is selling individual prints and t-shirts to raise money to assist others suffering from the disease.
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Source and photos: Shine and The Tutu Project
25 comments
This is hysterical. Also, because I love this:
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Like the redheaded stepsister!
Love this guy. Saw him on the Today Show this morning. Brilliant!
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Lindsey
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Brave, lonly in peaceful way.
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This is such a beautiful idea….the images are fabulous, ha
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Wow, these images are beautiful! Very funny. x
Kate {Something Fabulous}
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Such a fantastic idea, thank you for sharing.
Hahahaha! Great idea!
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This is an amazing project. So creative and for a good cause. Thanks for sharing!
Chills. The depth of these photos cannot be put into words. Being diagnosed with ovarian cancer a year and half ago, these pictures undeniably hit my soft spot. LOVE Xx
Stephanie in Style
I saw him and his wife on the Today show this morning, and it really touched my heart. Such a beautiful concept. I absolutely love this.
beautiful. thank you for sharing!
😀 Thank you for sharing this. These pictures are crazy!! So cool!!
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i love this xx
What a fun way to deal with such a serious disease. Very incredible.
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Cool! Some of these are simply the best!
This is amazing … what an awesome husband.
Sea and Swank
Beautiful story accompanied by wonderful artwork.
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These photographs are whimsical, playful and beautiful, but when I read the story behind them, they warmed my heart. How wonderful that he's helping those with breast cancer, especially his wife.
I love that they brought humor to an amazing cause…it's tough to get past all the doom and gloom and they did an amazing job!
Kate
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he's one of a kind. funny and brave in his own way!
This is amazing! So funny but with the most wonderful story behind it! WOW inspirational!
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I laughed at first but that was beautiful! You live once, and for a few moments you've gotta just let loose and have fun even in the name of tragedy! Love this.
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Oh my gosh, this is so amazing. I love that he brought humour to such an important and amazing cause.
I love the pics and I love the cause. So sweet.
i love that such a beautiful story those pics are amazing