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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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#1
Photographer: @lillianliuphotography
Model: @theresafractale
Make-up: @ladyfreakshow
Hair: @iamdhair_stylist
Designer: @lindafriesen.couture
LillianLiu 5 years ago (edited)
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.
Dominique Garnett 3 years ago
Hello, I am a new author and I have been searching for the perfect picture to use as the cover of my new book. I was wondering if you charged to use your photos and if so, how much for this one?
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Party Poison 5 years ago
holy c**p... this is the most beautiful thing i have ever set eyes upon...
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
divine!! <3 Everything from the depth of field, to the makeup, styling... everything is divine. <3
Marjolein Turin 5 years ago (edited)
The team :) photo: Lillian Liu Photography , model: Theresa Fractale , couture: Linda Friesen , Makeup: IG @ladyfreakshow , Hair: IG @iamdhair_stylist ^^
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#2
Photographer: @topheroriel
Model: @micaburton
Marky Mark 5 years ago
As a Star trek nerd, my first thought was she was a Vulcan going to the prom.
Anthony Connor 5 years ago
as a Star Trek nerd, you should also know this is Mica Burton, lol
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#3
Photographer: @maria_lipina
Model: @normila17
Party Poison 5 years ago
attractive pretty handsome good-looking nice-looking pleasing alluring prepossessing as pretty as a picture lovely charming delightful appealing engaging winsome ravishing gorgeous heavenly stunning arresting glamorous irresistible bewitching beguiling graceful elegant exquisite aesthetic artistic decorative magnificent bonny hot tasty divine knockout drop-dead gorgeous fanciable beddable easy on the eye fit smashing cute foxy beaut spunky beauteous comely fair sightly pulchritudinous
Load More Replies... Olivia Miller (Livie) 5 years ago
She looks like a queen, maybe a queen of water or of the sky? Which do you guys think suit her best?
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.
#4
Photographer: @agnieszka_lorek
Model: @theresafractale
Designer: @lorysunartistry
giraffescupcakesandlove 5 years ago
She is beautiful and the headpiece looks like something out of a fairytale!
Liz Martell 5 years ago
Stunning! She looks like Aaliyah as Akasha the Vampire Queen in the movie Queen of the Damned
#5
Photographer: @defotograafsanne
Model: @modelsensi
Make-up and costume: @candymakeupartist
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
This is awesome from the body paint to her stunning headdress. I would really love to see a television series focused on Egyptian mythology.
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
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Randy Klefbeck 5 years ago
'Bastet.' You knew you were in big trouble when that cat was showing up.
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candy makeup artist 5 years ago
yes you're right! this is the story behind the picture : ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Iʂιʂ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As the 42 parts of Osiris dismembered body were being prepared and salved by the priests of Heliopolis, Isis prepared herself for the resurrection ceremony. One last time she would copulate with Osiris and bring forth a son. Isis would ensure that her husband would endure in the afterlife. As their son Horus was to be born, he would avenge his fathers death and fight Seth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Using her magical words, she was able to make Osiris whole; neither living nor dead, Osiris had become a mummy
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#6
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Dress: @maria.heller.designs
Earrings: @vespermoth
Crown: @nomenjewelry
Lady on the Grey 5 years ago (edited)
To the author of the post: Please do complete research and credit all artists involved in projects like these in future! :) Let me help for this one, so you can edit post. ⭐Crown by: Nomen * https://www.instagram.com/nomenjewelry * ⭐Photo by: Annie Bertram * https://www.instagram.com/anniebertramphoto * ⭐Dress by: Maria Heller Designs * https://www.instagram.com/maria.heller.designs * ⭐Model: Theresa * https://www.instagram.com/theresafractale * ⭐Earrings: Vespermoth * https://www.instagram.com/vespermoth *
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.”
#7
Photographer: @thewitchinghourphotography
Model: @tee.pimentel
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Really beautiful- I love how the roses and ivy are entwining her. It makes me think of the Briar Rose fairy tale.
G Oezoe 5 years ago
You mean sleeping beauty? cos I don't think there were actual roses
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Jonas Barrientos 5 years ago
Tatyana Pimentel works as a model for Joy Marshall of the Withcing Hour
#8
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Dress: @feuillemorte.costumery
Halo: @mywitchery
Earrings: @vespermoth
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
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.
Kimlan Lau 5 years ago
Is her name Oracle? Like you know she can warg into the Owl & see from its eyes & is all knowing and all seeing! Yes!
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I love this photograph- it looks like she jumped straight from the pages of a fantasy novel or folk myth. Regal, majestic, wise, and beautiful.
#9
Photographer: @simplysavannahart
Model: @shiennegh
Designer: @itisknown
Olivia Miller (Livie) 5 years ago
um... it might just be my computer screen but the head band/crown thing on her forhead looks edited?
It is Known 5 years ago
Thanks for the post! Please support the artists by reposting the models and designers who made this happen. Model: https://www.instagram.com/shiennegh/ Chainmaille designer: https://www.instagram.com/itisknown/
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.
#10
Photographer: @josefienhoekstra
Model: @leilaaigbedion
Dress: @royalblack_couture
Make-up: @sylvia_mercera
Braids: @chierahdickson
Lights: @henselnl @hensel_visit
Isabella R.W. 5 years ago
wow, the outfit kinda reminds me of beauty and the beast for some reason.
#11
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.
#13
Photographer: @anniebertramphoto
Model: @theresafractale
Costume: @giulia.danese.designer
Earrings: @deadgoodjewellery
Marjolein Turin 5 years ago
Team :) Model & artistic direction : Theresa Fractale Photograph : Annie Bertram photography Designer : Giulia Danese Earrings : Deadgood jewellery
#14
Photographer: @danielamajic_
Model: @hillarywebster
Make-up and hair: @kireimakeup
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
As she gracefully walks through the forest, all the woodland creatures large and small, pause to watch her pass.
#16
Photographer: @bekkabjorke
Model: @pariscamillec
Costume: @minnieopal
Make-up: @taelorfx
Hair: @adrian_leah
#17
Photographer: @thewitchinghourphotography
Model: @tee.pimentel
Jewelry: @parrish_relics
Janine Hunt-Jackson 5 years ago
This picture reminds me of the recreations of old paintings that have become so popular.
Raye Cufley 5 years ago
I'm getting a very "Pandora's Box" kinda vibe here and I absolutely love it!
averageperson 5 years ago
She looks like a painting... and the box looks eerily like the one that Snow White's heart was supposed to go in... but of course it is all beautiful, particularly the model. Yay!
#18
Photographer: @maria_lipina
Model: @normila17
#20
Photographer: @bellakotak
Model: @olubukola_ogunniyi
Make-up: @beautybybellamere
Headpiece: @agnieszkaosipa
#21
Photographer: @maria_lipina
Model: @normila17
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
She makes me think of water goddesses- I love how the skirt of her dress looks like waves.
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
Blue. I love it.
#22
Photographer: @thewitchinghourphotography
Model: @tee.pimentel
Jewelry: @parrish_relics
Olivia Miller (Livie) 5 years ago (edited)
lol, But remeber the last spirit in the box was hope!
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#23
Phptpgrapher: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Plait headpiece: @elegant_curiosities
Gold duo halo: @hysteriamachine
Make-up: @ambellinauk
Background: @creativitybackgrounds
#24
Photographer: @thewitchinghourphotography
Model: @tee.rosa_
Cassandra Ponce 5 years ago
This is Dalian! I love the colors! All of these women are absolutely beautiful! The costumes and sets are intricately detailed! Breathtaking!
#25
Photographer: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Wardrobe: @emiahcouture
Halo: @hysteriamachine
Make-up: @ambellinauk
Backdrop: @arterybackdrops
Lit by: @interfitphotouk
#26
Photographer: @newo_imagery
Model: @sherellie_ko
Halo: @ericacourtcouture
Ruff: @magdaleneceleste
Lit by: @interfitphotouk
Make-up: @ambellinauk
#27
Photographer: @AndrewMBlake
Model: @mrsallmight
#28
Photographer: @bekkabjorke
Model: @ambernicotra
Make-up: @faces_bysiamia
Hair: @adrian_leah
Wardrobe: @minnieopal
Backdrop:@thebackdropstudio
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
Looks like a painting.
#29
Photographer: @maria_lipina
Model: @normila17
Janine Hunt-Jackson 5 years ago
Not to mention her jewelry and stunning headpiece!
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Fin Diffenderfer 5 years ago
I think you mean facetune. Autotune is used for singing
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Min Lungelow 4 years ago
This outfit is gorgeous, but it looks like they went a little crazy with the airbrushing on her face.
#30
Photographer: @defotograafsanne
Model: @theresafractale
Designer: @starkerscorsetry
Make-up: @ashleydesignmua
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What do you think ?
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
I stopped commenting under the pics coz it was gonna get repetitive but WOW these are stunning.
Jo Choto 5 years ago
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?
Zoe Stillwell-Taylor 5 years ago
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
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Marika Aeon 5 years ago
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.
Jessica 5 years ago
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.
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Parmeisan 5 years ago
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.
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 4 years ago
Ikr? Like, 80% of all elves in most of everything are white. Which I don’t get. Black elves would be sooo awesome
Load More Replies... Party Poison 5 years ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to say... how could anyone be so beautiful?!? like, damn that was amazing, my eyes have been blessed.
Olivia Miller (Livie) 5 years ago (edited)
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago (edited)
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.
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
I stopped commenting under the pics coz it was gonna get repetitive but WOW these are stunning.
Jo Choto 5 years ago
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?
Zoe Stillwell-Taylor 5 years ago
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
Load More Replies... Marika Aeon 5 years ago
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.
Jessica 5 years ago
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.
Load More Replies... Parmeisan 5 years ago
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.
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 4 years ago
Ikr? Like, 80% of all elves in most of everything are white. Which I don’t get. Black elves would be sooo awesome
Load More Replies... Party Poison 5 years ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to say... how could anyone be so beautiful?!? like, damn that was amazing, my eyes have been blessed.
Olivia Miller (Livie) 5 years ago (edited)
EVERYONE GO DOWN VOTE THIS F*CK HEAD! down the bottom of this artical Screen-Sho...f0-png.jpg
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago (edited)
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.
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