Karolina Kuras is a Toronto-based ballet and portrait photographer. In this piece, we explore her creative collaboration with Canadian National Ballet dancer/choreographer Brent Parolin and Tanya Howard, as well as make-up artist Ashley Readings. We wanted to encapsulate the essence rather than the information. There are many pieces where Karolina is featured as a photographer discussing her work, but we wanted to get underneath the surface, into the intangible matters that drive and inspire her to create and collaborate so intimately. This project was captured on 35mm film, with a small crew in Karolina’s home studio.

Dancer
2016
7.2/10

My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10

Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.1/10

First Position
2011
7.2/10

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.2/10

42 Up
1999
7.6/10

Looking for Richard
1996
6.8/10

Seduced and Abandoned
2013
6.2/10

35 Up
1991
7.6/10

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
8.5/10

National Gallery
2014
7.3/10

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.8/10

21 Up
1977
7.4/10

A Toxic Love Story
2026
6.4/10

Elstree 1976
2015
6.2/10

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
7.5/10

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
6.5/10

Audrey
2020
7.1/10

The Curse of the Dragon
1993
7.2/10

Nude
2017
9.2/10
Ballet Boys
2014
7.1/10