User submission 73 4.6K Animals, PhotographyDec 17, 2015 Girls With Taxidermy Animals: I Explore Our Close Relationship With Nature Erika Masterson Community member Open list comments 12 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 46 Open list comments 12 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT In my work “Parts of the Earth”, I revisit our relationship with nature. I am attracted to the vulnerability of the human spirit and the spiritual trials we all go through which some of us know we are in and some do not. I am intrigued by the inner battle of complete submission of losing ourselves and our physical trappings to this world and gaining a new life. I am fascinated by the power and beauty of life physically and spiritually. And even when we physically leave this earth our legacy remains. To create this work, I found several taxidermy collectors throughout the state of Florida. I chose a simple backdrop to feature the beauty of the living models and the preserved animals. I chose to shoot large format film to capture the details of these beautiful creations without distraction. I chose white vintage dresses to represent the purity of the girls and also as a remembrance of the souls that wore them before. The animals have been preserved as a visual legacy.More info: erikamasterson.comMajestyShare iconVictoriousShare iconSplendorShare icon SanctuaryShare iconBelovedShare iconADVERTISEMENTProvisionShare iconRevealedShare iconADVERTISEMENTRefugeShare iconProtectorShare iconMessengerShare iconLibertyShare iconKeeperShare iconFoundationShare iconADVERTISEMENTGuardianShare iconDominionShare iconDelivererShare iconDefenderShare iconConquerorShare iconComforterShare iconCaptiveShare iconADVERTISEMENT Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! 5Kviews Share on Facebook Erika Masterson Author, Community member View profile Follow Read more » Erika Masterson is a fine art photographer in Satellite Beach, fl. After receiving her degree in photography from the Southeastern Center for Photographic studies in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990, she has been working as a commercial portrait photographer for the past 20 years. In 2012 Erika starting creating her Fine Art and has had several exhibits with her work and won many awards. She has had her art published in Black and White Mag Read less » Erika Masterson Author, Community member Read more » Erika Masterson is a fine art photographer in Satellite Beach, fl. After receiving her degree in photography from the Southeastern Center for Photographic studies in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990, she has been working as a commercial portrait photographer for the past 20 years. In 2012 Erika starting creating her Fine Art and has had several exhibits with her work and won many awards. She has had her art published in Black and White Mag Read less » View profile Follow Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! What do you think ? Add photo comments POST YasminPiontek YasminPiontek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report kinda cool pictures but the fact that those animals are stuffed ruins it somehow, esp. when you can see that they clearly aren´t real ( the owl´s feet for example) Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Gensuzi Gensuzi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report go out and make beautiful pictures of live animals... Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Gensuzi Gensuzi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report awful....pictures with corpse of dead animals..... Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Load More Comments POST YasminPiontek YasminPiontek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report kinda cool pictures but the fact that those animals are stuffed ruins it somehow, esp. when you can see that they clearly aren´t real ( the owl´s feet for example) Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Gensuzi Gensuzi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report go out and make beautiful pictures of live animals... Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Gensuzi Gensuzi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report awful....pictures with corpse of dead animals..... Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Load More Comments You May Like Dog Poops Out Rainbow Orbeez After He Apparently Mistook Them For A Good Snack Karina Babenok “It’s His Now”: Viral Dog That Climbed The Pyramid Of Giza Finally Comes Down Ugnė Lazauskaitė Back to Homepage More about Animals Homepage Trending Animals Arrow point to left Homepage Next in Animals Arrow point to right Related on Bored Panda
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