People Post Photos Of Black Women From Fantasy Photoshoots And The Images Are Stunning (30 Pics)
Ethereal looks and surreal scenes have glued many fantasy photography fans to their screens. Sadly, women of color are often left out from the fantasy genre altogether.
But one woman who goes by the Twitter handle “@btsanima” decided to redeem black women in fantastical set-ups. She thus started a Twitter thread with the caption “Black women in fantasy photography thread bc even though our presence is small, I will not be deterred.” The thread immediately went viral with 69.4K retweets and comments, as well as 214.6K likes and still counting.
So let’s immerse ourselves in a series of jaw-dropping photographs with otherworldly black beauty down below!
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Photographer: @lillianliuphotography
Model: @theresafractale
Make-up: @ladyfreakshow
Hair: @iamdhair_stylist
Designer: @lindafriesen.couture
Thank you Bored Panda! What an incredible honour. I am the creator of this image- and what would be amazing would be to include the credits for all of those who made these images possible! Here, we have myself (Lillian Liu), Theresa Fractale, Linda Friesen, Remy Dupont, and LadyFreakShow x.
holy crap... this is the most beautiful thing i have ever set eyes upon...
divine!! <3 Everything from the depth of field, to the makeup, styling... everything is divine. <3
The team :) photo: Lillian Liu Photography , model: Theresa Fractale , couture: Linda Friesen , Makeup: IG @ladyfreakshow , Hair: IG @iamdhair_stylist ^^
This one has got to be my favorite. I can't describe how regal, poweful, and divine she looks, the gold headpiece is a beautiful touch, and the glitter (is that what it is?) coming out of her hands is ah-mazing, especially with her darker skin tones. Beautiful!
For who likes to jump right to it without searching :) photo: Lillian Liu Photography , model: Theresa Fractale , couture: Linda Friesen , Makeup: IG @ladyfreakshow , Hair: IG @iamdhair_stylist ^^
These are ALL wonderful! Beautiful models, clothes, colors, backgrounds!!! Fabulous!!!
thank you for this. if you don't mind, i may try to get out of an artist's block and use it for a painting.
I thought she looks like a gorgeous D&D Celestial or a goddess in Scion: Hero who has reached top level. Absolutely breathtaking.
That is a push-up bra plus a corset...not photoshop.
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Bored Panda reached out to the woman behind this viral Twitter thread, who wished to stay anonymous, to talk more about the presence of black women in fantasy movies. The woman, who goes by the nickname Dee, told us that she has been a fan of fantasy for many years.
“While I adore the classics (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, etc.), the lack of faces that look like mine has always made me feel a little bit out of place,” Dee said. Some time ago, she discovered a pocket of Instagram that specialized in fantasy photography and found that there was a very small presence of black women.
She is beautiful and the headpiece looks like something out of a fairytale!
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Dress: @maria.heller.designs
Earrings: @vespermoth
Crown: @nomenjewelry
Recently, Dee has been getting back into photography and noticed that many photographers had at least one photoshoot with a black woman. “All of them were beautiful and moving,” and Dee decided it was a collection that had to be shared with her followers.
Dee believes that the reason why there are so little black women in the fantasy genre comes down to “people believing that black women simply aren't interested.” For example, “If you check the pages of the models who were included in the thread, some of them do not usually do this genre.”
Photographer: @thewitchinghourphotography
Model: @tee.pimentel
Really beautiful- I love how the roses and ivy are entwining her. It makes me think of the Briar Rose fairy tale.
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Dress: @feuillemorte.costumery
Halo: @mywitchery
Earrings: @vespermoth
I feel like she would give me a quest and as a prize I would be able to summon a wild animal to aid me in battle.
But as far as photography in general, Dee is convinced it is “an issue for the media industry as a whole.” Even though it has been improving over the years as more and more women of color have been making waves in the modeling industry, there’s still a long way to go.
It doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be done about it. “Simply expand your portfolio beyond the usual casting, and photograph black women as well,” Dee suggests.
Photographer: @josefienhoekstra
Model: @leilaaigbedion
Dress: @royalblack_couture
Make-up: @sylvia_mercera
Braids: @chierahdickson
Lights: @henselnl @hensel_visit
wow, the outfit kinda reminds me of beauty and the beast for some reason.
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Korset: @royalblack_couture
Make-up: @isabellakiefer_makeupandhair
She also said a photographer has to learn how to photograph dark skin. “Please. Even in high fashion photography, mistakes are being made because people do not bother to adapt to our skin.”
Every photographer in Dee’s thread showed that it can be done, so she urges photographers to do their research and simply make the effort. “I have to emphasize that it really isn’t a big step.”
After all, all artists should be open to learning new ways to improve and expand their range.
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Costume: @giulia.danese.designer
Earrings: @deadgoodjewellery
Photographer: @bekkabjorke
Model: @pariscamillec
Costume: @minnieopal
Make-up: @taelorfx
Hair: @adrian_leah
Photographer: @bellakotak
Model: @olubukola_ogunniyi
Make-up: @beautybybellamere
Headpiece: @agnieszkaosipa
Phptpgrapher: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Plait headpiece: @elegant_curiosities
Gold duo halo: @hysteriamachine
Make-up: @ambellinauk
Background: @creativitybackgrounds
Photographer: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Wardrobe: @emiahcouture
Halo: @hysteriamachine
Make-up: @ambellinauk
Backdrop: @arterybackdrops
Lit by: @interfitphotouk
Photographer: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Halo: @ericacourtcouture
Ruff: @magdaleneceleste
Lit by: @interfitphotouk
Make-up: @ambellinauk
Photographer: @bekkabjorke
Model: @ambernicotra
Make-up: @faces_bysiamia
Hair: @adrian_leah
Wardrobe: @minnieopal
Backdrop:@thebackdropstudio
Photographer: @defotograafsanne
Model: @theresafractale
Designer: @starkerscorsetry
Make-up: @ashleydesignmua
I stopped commenting under the pics coz it was gonna get repetitive but WOW these are stunning.
Ikr!
I will never understand why the fashion industry only uses one token black model in their campaigns. When you look at the beautiful diversity of skin tones and colors, of the gorgeous variety of looks that have been created here, why wouldn't you want all the ethnicities in your clothes all day long?
They don't ONLY use black models. It's just sometimes black women and people in general feel like they aren't beautiful. Sometimes people think white women are prettier. It's like, why don't people just consider the fact that you can't have any of the colers without BLACK. Easy. Breezy. Beautiful. COLORED Girl. Bam, bam, thank u ma'am
the media gives a negative light on black woman because of our unique features like big nose,big lips,etc the media and such puts out western beauty as the standard of beauty but really the standard of beauty is black beauty i means who get tans all the time or fake lip injections or fake buts trying look like the original woman.
what are you talking about?whos the one token black model`?i see plenty of different black female male even trans models everywhere on tv magazines on public ads in the streets everywhere
Absolutely gorgeous women and pictures
C'mon somebody found anything obvious...ofc that women are beautiful doesn't mather which shade/color their skin have. Women from whole world are beautiful their own way.
Yes that's very true. But this article is about women of color in a fantasy setting in the media because there is no representation of that.
women of color would imply theres asian and native american and arabic women there wich there arent
Marika Aeon -
I love happy but I just embracing back people now it's just like coming closer to diversity #blm
I like these. I've been making a fantasy RPG and I hope that if a publisher picks it up I will have enough influence to have some representation in the rule book and other art. There is absolutely no reason for elves and dwarves to all be white.
clearly you have not watched the Shannara Chronicles ....
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to say... how could anyone be so beautiful?!? like, damn that was amazing, my eyes have been blessed.
they are absolutely beautiful girls
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This needs more upvotes and mapper Sam needs to be banned from boredpanda. What a pos
Well, it looks like BoredPanda is officially moderating their comment section now. If I post anything that contains profanity (even a word like butt or ass), I get a message that pops up on my screen asking if I wish to proceed with my post. If I choose to proceed with posting, my comment is instantly hidden. I have to physically un-hide it for people to read. Hmmm, I don't think that this is a way to "combat" trolls.
Agreed
lovelovelove
This should be a calendar
We need more of these gorgeous women of color in our lives! Superhero's, fairy tales, gnomes, magical folks. Gorgeous!
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So wonderful. More please!
All of these women are so stunning and beautiful. This was so empowering!!!
GORGEOUS photos. The gold and silvers against mahogany skin, so beautiful. Gonna keep my faves for my screensaver
Just an amazing photography collection! It shows the versatility of these models (and the talent of the designers/makeup artists), spanning the gamut from vulnerable innocence to divine majesty!
🥰 I just fell in love 30 times 😍
they are all gorgeous and fantastical!
I loved this pictures!
LOVE
So, where are the people that usually scream about cultural appropriation ?😀 The pics, and the girls are beautiful though.
As fantastical beings exist in ALL cultures nothing was appropriated...WOC have played important roles in Western society.
Gorgeous!
these were stunning! i loved how each one was so euphoric in their own way, some were magical and wondrous, and others were elegant and beautiful. all of these were so creative and gorgeous, and the women in this look so regal in all of these shots. amazing & gorgeous ♥
Words really cannot....Amazingly beautiful , lush, regal, magical.....oh, just cannot
How boring would this world be if we all had the same skin tone? These women are absolutely stunning!
beautiful pics!!
I want to know if any of these have stories behind them
Black beauty is universal beauty.
These photos are absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing!
kudos to all the beautiful women and artists and photagropheres
Aaaahhhh sooooo beautiful!!
Works of art.
Every single one is STUNNING!!!
Every single one of these women and their photos is exquisite! I would be honored to display any one of them in my home.
I love this articale black is beautiful no matter what!
This was such a joy to go through. Never have I seen so many gorgeous women in one place. The photographs were exquisitely done!
Beautiful women, great costumes and makeup, incredible photos!
These are stunning & some of them - absolutely breathtaking. Thank you for sharing your vision.
The stylizing is a bit out of character for the subject, its like taking an asian person and making them wear a mid evil Knights outfit, or a Norwegian girl in a Egyptian Pharos get up. But the photos are not bad at all.
These women are absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. I've always wanted to see women of color portrayed in more fantasy pics. They're absolutely stunning.
I'm always blown away by posts like this. Black women are so beautiful!
Oh my goodness I'll never think of fantasy the same way again!!
Fabulous! Awesome! Mesmerizing!!!!
So beautiful! Black people, women especially, are so underrepresented in fantasy, loved seeing this.
Just one word - Beautiful
These are stunning, I love the one with the black cat, the headpiece and the gold paint also nicely done, simply gorgeous!
This is the first Bored Panda article where I have upvoted literally every entry. Gorgeous!
These are gorgeous! However I would of expected to see a little more diversity!
there already isn't enough diversity in the popular media. That's what this article is kind of about, putting women of color in a fantasy setting because they don't do that in the media... do you really want diversity or do you just want to see more white women? Because women of color of any descent are not represented half as much as white women. And me personally I think half of the movies days would have been better if they did include more people with ethnic and diverse backgrounds
That's the same stuff I usually save on Pinterest lol. Yes, each one of these are great.
Absolutely amazing! Loved them all!
Gorgeous and beyond amazing!
They are stunning, loved them! However, can you fix the title as "photos of women" or would you write "photos of white women/ photos of white men" if it were otherwise? Thanks!
The whole point of this post is to showcase black women in a fantasy setting because black women in particular are not usually represented in fantasy. No, it wouldn't say 'white women' if it was white women because they're over represented so there's no point in emphasising that.
as a multiracial person this permanent focus on race is kinda off putting....would be great if this would be called just a fantasy post without any focus on race because in the end they human and not just their skin color ...imo..if we always focus on race we are on the wrong way
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#ok
lexiconnolly9 what
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The women are stunning, but those clothes not so much. A lot of them are just ball gowns or the most basic epic fantasy costumes ever. Some are pretty original though.
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Funny how they mostly picked models not regular people. (Still great tho)
You don't hire regular people to model in a photoshoot
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what?! no inclusivity?!
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racist bullshit...
Somebody noticed that 99% of fantasy art is white people and added a little diversity to the world, and they're the racists ones? If you're upset at this all-Black collection of photos you should be equally mad at the many all-white ones.
The ignorant are ignorant of their own ignorance...
where does the information come from that 99%of fantasy art is white people...wheres the data you have this number from ....
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because almost all art is made by white people. black people are too dumb to be artistic. what f*cking diversity do you see in this pos of an article?
what a way to announce to millions of people that you're a piece of burning garbage
I wish I could up vote this a hundred times
I stopped commenting under the pics coz it was gonna get repetitive but WOW these are stunning.
Ikr!
I will never understand why the fashion industry only uses one token black model in their campaigns. When you look at the beautiful diversity of skin tones and colors, of the gorgeous variety of looks that have been created here, why wouldn't you want all the ethnicities in your clothes all day long?
They don't ONLY use black models. It's just sometimes black women and people in general feel like they aren't beautiful. Sometimes people think white women are prettier. It's like, why don't people just consider the fact that you can't have any of the colers without BLACK. Easy. Breezy. Beautiful. COLORED Girl. Bam, bam, thank u ma'am
the media gives a negative light on black woman because of our unique features like big nose,big lips,etc the media and such puts out western beauty as the standard of beauty but really the standard of beauty is black beauty i means who get tans all the time or fake lip injections or fake buts trying look like the original woman.
what are you talking about?whos the one token black model`?i see plenty of different black female male even trans models everywhere on tv magazines on public ads in the streets everywhere
Absolutely gorgeous women and pictures
C'mon somebody found anything obvious...ofc that women are beautiful doesn't mather which shade/color their skin have. Women from whole world are beautiful their own way.
Yes that's very true. But this article is about women of color in a fantasy setting in the media because there is no representation of that.
women of color would imply theres asian and native american and arabic women there wich there arent
Marika Aeon -
I love happy but I just embracing back people now it's just like coming closer to diversity #blm
I like these. I've been making a fantasy RPG and I hope that if a publisher picks it up I will have enough influence to have some representation in the rule book and other art. There is absolutely no reason for elves and dwarves to all be white.
clearly you have not watched the Shannara Chronicles ....
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to say... how could anyone be so beautiful?!? like, damn that was amazing, my eyes have been blessed.
they are absolutely beautiful girls
EVERYONE GO DOWN VOTE THIS F*CK HEAD! down the bottom of this artical Screen-Sho...f0-png.jpg
Olivia, BoredPanda has had a huge troll problem/spam bot problem for the last several years now. I and other people who enjoy the website for its fun articles have asked BoredPanda staff for a way to block trolls and users like this. I don't think that the comment sections should require moderation as people are entailed to freedom of speech, but some of the comments on this site are just flat out racist, homophobic, sexist and vile at times. I don't understand why BoredPanda takes the time to "censor" some of the bad language in their posts, but can't take the time to create a method for users to block trolls.
This needs more upvotes and mapper Sam needs to be banned from boredpanda. What a pos
Well, it looks like BoredPanda is officially moderating their comment section now. If I post anything that contains profanity (even a word like butt or ass), I get a message that pops up on my screen asking if I wish to proceed with my post. If I choose to proceed with posting, my comment is instantly hidden. I have to physically un-hide it for people to read. Hmmm, I don't think that this is a way to "combat" trolls.
Agreed
lovelovelove
This should be a calendar
We need more of these gorgeous women of color in our lives! Superhero's, fairy tales, gnomes, magical folks. Gorgeous!
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So wonderful. More please!
All of these women are so stunning and beautiful. This was so empowering!!!
GORGEOUS photos. The gold and silvers against mahogany skin, so beautiful. Gonna keep my faves for my screensaver
Just an amazing photography collection! It shows the versatility of these models (and the talent of the designers/makeup artists), spanning the gamut from vulnerable innocence to divine majesty!
🥰 I just fell in love 30 times 😍
they are all gorgeous and fantastical!
I loved this pictures!
LOVE
So, where are the people that usually scream about cultural appropriation ?😀 The pics, and the girls are beautiful though.
As fantastical beings exist in ALL cultures nothing was appropriated...WOC have played important roles in Western society.