Bob Carey's self-portraits of him wearing pink tutus at the Grand Canyon, inside the New York City subway system and other locales has takent the Internet by storm.

Carey, 51, is self-publishing a book of the photos and the humorous stories behind them in Ballerina. Proceeds from the book will go to breast cancer research, as Carey's wife, Linda, is battling the disease, which she has kept in check for five years.

The Careys moved from Phoenix, Ariz., to New York nine years ago and along the way Carey would take the photos you can see here in this slideshow.

Carey, a professional photographer, said got the idea of taking photos of himself in a tutu after he worked with the Arizona Ballet.

I want people to be able to look at these images and relate to them somehow, Carey told the International Business Times. Most of the photos were taken in desolate areas, such as a forest, a corn field and a cow pasture. Others were in well-known locales such as Times Square and the Grand Canyon.

Cow Ballerina
Carey wears his tutu among cows in Riverside County, California Bob Carey
Snow
Snow, Brooklyn, N.Y, 2003 Bob Carey
Blue Palms
Blue Palms, Wildwood, N.J. Bob Carey
Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster, Wildwood, N.J., 2008 Bob Carey
Desert Rock
Desert Rock, Wickenberg, Ariz., 2010 Bob Carey
High Desert Road
High Desert Road, Monument Valley, Utah. Bob Carey
Parking Lot
Parking Lot, Tempe, Ariz Bob Carey
Motel
Motel, Wildwood, N.J., 2008 Bob Carey
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, 2009 Bob Carey
Harvest
Harvest, Gaylord, Mich., 2004 Bob Carey
Gazebo
Gazebo, Frankenmuth, Mich., 2009 Bob Carey
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Bob Carey
Corn Field
Controversy over the so-called "Monsanto Protection Act" has brought the simmering debate over GMOs in America back into the spotlight. Bob Carey
Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast, Florence, Ore., 2010 Bob Carey
Village
Village, Vitiana, Italy, 2011 Bob Carey
Times Square
Times Square, New York City, 2009 Bob Carey
New York Storm Arizona Breast cancer