Russian Photographer Captures Fairy-Tale Scenes With REAL Animals
When Moscow-based photographer Darya Kondratyeva isn’t snapping family, maternity or baby photos, she creates enchanting photos that seem like re-interpretations of old fairytales or legends. The models in her photos seem like they could be witches, princesses or forest spirits.
Aside from her models, trained animals feature heavily in Kondratyeva’s fantasy photography as well. Each one seems like it might open its mouth and whisper a wise secret into the model’s ear.
Kondratyeva’s work is similar to that of Katerina Plotnikova and Margarita Kareva, two other Russian photographers we’ve written about who also have sharp eyes for capturing folkloric images and settings.
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Load More Replies...If they belong to a sanctuary, the money you acquire from doing this should go to help them. They are not toys.
Using animals for entertainment makes me very, very sad. That poor bear.. Bored Panda, why feature this abuse? A toothless bear? Seriously?
where do you see an abuse?.. oh you just assume they were abused..
Load More Replies...Disgusting example of animal cruelty. Wild animals belong in the wild...if rescued in a sanctuary..not on a photoset, note the lack of teeth
Did it ever come to your mind that the bear might be a rescue, and can no longer survive in the wild BECAUSE it lacks teeth?
Load More Replies...My d**k is confussed, tohse are great pictures but the use of trained animals is just not right :(
ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR HUMAN ENTERTAINMENT. IT IS CRUEL. VERY CREATIVE BUT STILL SORRY IT WAS DISAPPOINTING
You can clearly see that the animals are posing willfully, without chains or being tamed. Your comment would make sense in a Circus
Load More Replies...Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Bears, obviously trained and therefore from circus, or foxes from fur farm? Fuc
The animals don't look right. The fox looks away, the owl looks scared, elk is terrified, the bear -- toothless.
Yes they are amazing pictures, but who says which animals give their lives up for this guy to become successful.... absolutely disgusting
The only forceful interaction between humans and animals should be to keep animals away from human territory for safety reasons.
Animals should live freely in their own habitat. Animals should not be held captive in zoo's for human entertainment.
Load More Replies...The money they acquire from doing this should go to the sanctuary they are in. If they are for entretainment only... that's not ok.
This is art people. Sounds like one person gets their panties in a bunch and everyone else has to follow suit and bandwagon. Boohoo.
This is a beautiful interpretation~ all you purists are entitled to your brutal opinions but you're idiots~
This is a beautiful interpretation~ all of you oversensitive purists are entitled to your brutal opinions but you're idiots :)
I THINK THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL AS WELL AS THE ANIMALS AND YOUNG LADIES.
I don't see a single photo here where the bear even has the mouth open far enough to tell whether it has canines or not.
I don't see a single photo here where you would even be able to tell if the bear has canines or not.
I did not notice any teeth missing off the animals. If this is true, I withdraw my previous, positive comment!
Wonderful, whimsical imagery. LOVE the psychic connection with the animals!
And the fox shown is a domesticated silver fox. made headlines a few years back for creating a species of domestifox (Shown in photograph)
The bear is missing teeth. This is actually a common tactic in Russia for bear training and you will also see it in many circus animals.
I think the artist and the models are incredible. The photos are amazing. I see no "animal cruelty" whatsoever. Talented indeed
Yeah , really see a lot of that going on here. .. I know animals , I love animals, clearly Paul you have issues ...
as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; crimes, or other types of aggression
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit.[1] Abuse can come in many forms, such
Russian bears I can believe, but a camel?! Great pictures, and lovely to see those happy smiley faces on the animals. They were loving it
wtf you should be nicer that person took time and i bet u that the fotografer did not let the bear back in wild but fed it
I love the costumes and the animals portaid in picture with the models. It let's out a feeling of peace between animals and people. <3
I think PaulReynolds makes some very important points and should be taken seriously. Animal abuse is a huge problem all over the world.
Oh my gosh, I would be TOTALLY freaked out if I were the model hugging the bear! Those are still wild animals, you know!
I didn't know Bears and other wild animals knew their rights under the US Constitution. I like photos with pretty girls. Bears do too.
Wow. Never have i seen as live and beautiful shoots before. In love with this so natural and beautiful well done on the creation ♥
Wow, these are beautiful photos, have never seen something as live and beautiful before. Love every shoot ♥
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Trained bears or foxes (from russian fur farms?) F**k you very much - NO!
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Bears, obviously trained and therefore from circus, or foxes from fur farm? Fuc
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Trained bears or foxes (from russian fur farms?) F**k you very much - NO!
Load More Replies...Guys! She put so much effort into this and you're just dissing it! To those who are supporting her, Thank you! But to those who diss, Don't!
Don't "diss" animal abuse because someone took their time composing it...
Load More Replies...Wonderful and beautiful pictures. Must have been hard to get just right.
Why don't you go and speak with Russian photographer about your issues. I don't see how arguing amongst each other on a s****y website helps
everyone makes too much of stuff. i bet half the people enraged by this eat animals everyday. it's nice work!
There is a lot of assuming going on. You know what they say about assuming.....some of you are just making a*s's out of your selves.
Its like your dog. Dogs are wild animals. But your dog is friendly. Same thing. Problem solved.
Dogs are not wild animals...domesticated animals...bears are wild animals...wild animals do not thrive alongside man...domestic ones do.
Load More Replies...Everyone calm down! These are all rescue animals, or bred in captivity and are in no way being abused. Theyre just friendly.
Mr Reynolds is trying to educate people . I do believe he is right. It is hard for people not to fantasize about wild animals being friendly
Thank you, I was feeling extremely outnumbered here on this issue.
Load More Replies...Pictures are powerful things and inspire powerful responses...
Load More Replies...what i think? this animal abuse mixed with half naked ladies in the snow made me really sick, bored panda. boooh!
Bear: I love being well fed and not have to starve half a year. And you only want my canines and photo-ops. Wow! Bring it on!!!!
Would you rather be a well fed slave or a free man?
Load More Replies...I adore animals. Quite dippy over them actually. But I have to agree: Paul get a life!
The last "Gretel" picture hosts this outfit from one of my favourite Etsy artists! https://www.etsy.com/listing/150204620/discount-little-r
Are any of the ladies single? My doctor friend has fallen head over heals on em!
Nice pics, but look into the mouth of the bear... they got him all teeths removed so he can't bite. Thats wrong and cruel...
Or they rescued it from someone who removed it's teeth....
Load More Replies...My d**k is confussed (9gag comment), those are great pictures but trained animals, well, people is right, those are unhappy :(
Beautiful photo's! Get off the internet kids and stop being so judgmental...Learn a trade, like this and make something of your life =)
Please explain how it isn't? I can explain how it is...
Load More Replies...What do I think? I Think all the jackasses that are going on about animal cruelty are just doing it to seek attention. these pics are awesom
Beautifully Done I love it. Plus you can see the animals are well taken care of.
Can you? I would be curious to know what you are seeing that shows their standard of care is good? Minus the nicely cleaned and groomed hair
Load More Replies...Paul, no proof any abuse is going on, stop being holier than thou and go protest gieco using the lizard in commercials, more your speed.
OH MY GOD THESE COMMENTS!!! Are the animals being abused, mistreated or f****d over in any way? No. Get Over It. Jesus H Christ...
beautiful.And for people who think that this is cruel and that they belong to nature etc..stop destroying forests for place for factories!
The people that think this is cruel are the same people destroying their home? Unlikely some how...
Load More Replies...Love it! Would be great to have a printed book with these pictures.
These don't make me think of "Fairy-Tales" at all. They make me think of nightmares suffered by animals in captivity. THIS IS WRONG!!!
Disgusting example of animal cruelty. Wild Animals do not belong in photoshoots as props...this is the 21st century for gods sake!
would you just relax people.. you have your cats and dogs for entertaining and taking pictures, why this one should be criticised?..
Load More Replies...An amazing artist at work seeing the world and sharing it through her eyes Thank you for inspiring visions
The image of Merida appears disturbingly sexified to me.
Load More Replies...If they belong to a sanctuary, the money you acquire from doing this should go to help them. They are not toys.
Using animals for entertainment makes me very, very sad. That poor bear.. Bored Panda, why feature this abuse? A toothless bear? Seriously?
where do you see an abuse?.. oh you just assume they were abused..
Load More Replies...Disgusting example of animal cruelty. Wild animals belong in the wild...if rescued in a sanctuary..not on a photoset, note the lack of teeth
Did it ever come to your mind that the bear might be a rescue, and can no longer survive in the wild BECAUSE it lacks teeth?
Load More Replies...My d**k is confussed, tohse are great pictures but the use of trained animals is just not right :(
ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR HUMAN ENTERTAINMENT. IT IS CRUEL. VERY CREATIVE BUT STILL SORRY IT WAS DISAPPOINTING
You can clearly see that the animals are posing willfully, without chains or being tamed. Your comment would make sense in a Circus
Load More Replies...Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Bears, obviously trained and therefore from circus, or foxes from fur farm? Fuc
The animals don't look right. The fox looks away, the owl looks scared, elk is terrified, the bear -- toothless.
Yes they are amazing pictures, but who says which animals give their lives up for this guy to become successful.... absolutely disgusting
The only forceful interaction between humans and animals should be to keep animals away from human territory for safety reasons.
Animals should live freely in their own habitat. Animals should not be held captive in zoo's for human entertainment.
Load More Replies...The money they acquire from doing this should go to the sanctuary they are in. If they are for entretainment only... that's not ok.
This is art people. Sounds like one person gets their panties in a bunch and everyone else has to follow suit and bandwagon. Boohoo.
This is a beautiful interpretation~ all you purists are entitled to your brutal opinions but you're idiots~
This is a beautiful interpretation~ all of you oversensitive purists are entitled to your brutal opinions but you're idiots :)
I THINK THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL AS WELL AS THE ANIMALS AND YOUNG LADIES.
I don't see a single photo here where the bear even has the mouth open far enough to tell whether it has canines or not.
I don't see a single photo here where you would even be able to tell if the bear has canines or not.
I did not notice any teeth missing off the animals. If this is true, I withdraw my previous, positive comment!
Wonderful, whimsical imagery. LOVE the psychic connection with the animals!
And the fox shown is a domesticated silver fox. made headlines a few years back for creating a species of domestifox (Shown in photograph)
The bear is missing teeth. This is actually a common tactic in Russia for bear training and you will also see it in many circus animals.
I think the artist and the models are incredible. The photos are amazing. I see no "animal cruelty" whatsoever. Talented indeed
Yeah , really see a lot of that going on here. .. I know animals , I love animals, clearly Paul you have issues ...
as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; crimes, or other types of aggression
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit.[1] Abuse can come in many forms, such
Russian bears I can believe, but a camel?! Great pictures, and lovely to see those happy smiley faces on the animals. They were loving it
wtf you should be nicer that person took time and i bet u that the fotografer did not let the bear back in wild but fed it
I love the costumes and the animals portaid in picture with the models. It let's out a feeling of peace between animals and people. <3
I think PaulReynolds makes some very important points and should be taken seriously. Animal abuse is a huge problem all over the world.
Oh my gosh, I would be TOTALLY freaked out if I were the model hugging the bear! Those are still wild animals, you know!
I didn't know Bears and other wild animals knew their rights under the US Constitution. I like photos with pretty girls. Bears do too.
Wow. Never have i seen as live and beautiful shoots before. In love with this so natural and beautiful well done on the creation ♥
Wow, these are beautiful photos, have never seen something as live and beautiful before. Love every shoot ♥
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Trained bears or foxes (from russian fur farms?) F**k you very much - NO!
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Bears, obviously trained and therefore from circus, or foxes from fur farm? Fuc
Half-naked bitches next to wild animals - how very original! Trained bears or foxes (from russian fur farms?) F**k you very much - NO!
Load More Replies...Guys! She put so much effort into this and you're just dissing it! To those who are supporting her, Thank you! But to those who diss, Don't!
Don't "diss" animal abuse because someone took their time composing it...
Load More Replies...Wonderful and beautiful pictures. Must have been hard to get just right.
Why don't you go and speak with Russian photographer about your issues. I don't see how arguing amongst each other on a s****y website helps
everyone makes too much of stuff. i bet half the people enraged by this eat animals everyday. it's nice work!
There is a lot of assuming going on. You know what they say about assuming.....some of you are just making a*s's out of your selves.
Its like your dog. Dogs are wild animals. But your dog is friendly. Same thing. Problem solved.
Dogs are not wild animals...domesticated animals...bears are wild animals...wild animals do not thrive alongside man...domestic ones do.
Load More Replies...Everyone calm down! These are all rescue animals, or bred in captivity and are in no way being abused. Theyre just friendly.
Mr Reynolds is trying to educate people . I do believe he is right. It is hard for people not to fantasize about wild animals being friendly
Thank you, I was feeling extremely outnumbered here on this issue.
Load More Replies...Pictures are powerful things and inspire powerful responses...
Load More Replies...what i think? this animal abuse mixed with half naked ladies in the snow made me really sick, bored panda. boooh!
Bear: I love being well fed and not have to starve half a year. And you only want my canines and photo-ops. Wow! Bring it on!!!!
Would you rather be a well fed slave or a free man?
Load More Replies...I adore animals. Quite dippy over them actually. But I have to agree: Paul get a life!
The last "Gretel" picture hosts this outfit from one of my favourite Etsy artists! https://www.etsy.com/listing/150204620/discount-little-r
Are any of the ladies single? My doctor friend has fallen head over heals on em!
Nice pics, but look into the mouth of the bear... they got him all teeths removed so he can't bite. Thats wrong and cruel...
Or they rescued it from someone who removed it's teeth....
Load More Replies...My d**k is confussed (9gag comment), those are great pictures but trained animals, well, people is right, those are unhappy :(
Beautiful photo's! Get off the internet kids and stop being so judgmental...Learn a trade, like this and make something of your life =)
Please explain how it isn't? I can explain how it is...
Load More Replies...What do I think? I Think all the jackasses that are going on about animal cruelty are just doing it to seek attention. these pics are awesom
Beautifully Done I love it. Plus you can see the animals are well taken care of.
Can you? I would be curious to know what you are seeing that shows their standard of care is good? Minus the nicely cleaned and groomed hair
Load More Replies...Paul, no proof any abuse is going on, stop being holier than thou and go protest gieco using the lizard in commercials, more your speed.
OH MY GOD THESE COMMENTS!!! Are the animals being abused, mistreated or f****d over in any way? No. Get Over It. Jesus H Christ...
beautiful.And for people who think that this is cruel and that they belong to nature etc..stop destroying forests for place for factories!
The people that think this is cruel are the same people destroying their home? Unlikely some how...
Load More Replies...Love it! Would be great to have a printed book with these pictures.
These don't make me think of "Fairy-Tales" at all. They make me think of nightmares suffered by animals in captivity. THIS IS WRONG!!!
Disgusting example of animal cruelty. Wild Animals do not belong in photoshoots as props...this is the 21st century for gods sake!
would you just relax people.. you have your cats and dogs for entertaining and taking pictures, why this one should be criticised?..
Load More Replies...An amazing artist at work seeing the world and sharing it through her eyes Thank you for inspiring visions
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