These amazing photos were taken by Katerina Plotnikova, a photographer who hails from Moscow, Russia.
Evidently inspired by fantasy elements, what makes Katerina’s work stand out from other surreal photography out there is that she uses real live animals to pose with models on her photoshoots.
Yes, you read that right. Real. Live. Animals. And take note, some of those are even wild animals!
Sounds pretty scary, right? Scroll down and see for yourself!
I just love how these pictures capture the gracefulness of the interaction between humans and animals. The first picture, for instance, shows a bear kissing the hands of a young woman who I’m assuming is portraying a princess.
Since she’s a redhead, the girl on the second photo somehow reminded me of a Pixar character – Princess Merida from “Brave.” And considering how calm she seems while posing with a snake, I’ll give her that. She really deserves to be called brave.
Actually, all the models are! Just take a look at how they elegantly posed with an elephant, a stag, a fox, a camel, a hedgehog, and even a tiger!
The pictures were a huge hit among netizens everywhere. A lot of people praised the artistic appeal as well as the beautifully mystical concepts of the photos.
Katerina, of course, is quick to give credit to the 2 professional animal trainers who helped her with during the photoshoot (one of them is pictured feeding the bear posing with a woman). These trainers were around during the entire time to ensure no one was harmed.
Source: You can check out more of Katerina’s photography by liking her Facebook page (which already has more than 300,000 likes) or by visiting Vkontakte and 500px.
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