Since the early 1960s Kasterine has photographed some of the most eminent cultural figures of the twentieth century. The son of a White Russian army officer and his British wife, Dmitri Kasterine was born in London in 1932. Following early careers as a wine salesman, Lloyd’s broker, racing driver and pilot, Kasterine’s photographic career began in 1961 when his work began appearing in the leading publications of the time, including Queen magazine. He began a long association with film director Stanley Kubrick in 1964, when he began shooting stills on his film Dr Strangelove and later era-defining projects, A Clockwork Orange (1968) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1971).
In the 1970s and 1980s Kasterine was commissioned to take portraits for magazines including the Daily Telegraph Magazine, Harpers & Queen and a variety of his work was published in The Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview, and The New York Times. In 1986, he left Britain to move to the United States. In addition to his professional career, Kasterine has produced important personal photographic surveys including England and the English (1981). Kasterine is currently working on a book documenting the residents of Newburgh, New York; his series of portraits of Brooklyn residents are published on-line at www.kasterine.com. A selection of his portraits are also in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA.
Until April 3
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin’s Place
London, WC2H 0HE
