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Incredible Pagan-Themed Photoshoot By Polish Photographer Reveals Stunning Beauty Of Slavic Culture
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When you think of Slavic culture, the first things that come to mind are probably vodka, fur hats, and the Orthodox church. Polish photographer Marcin Nagraba, however, wanted to show the world a more ancient view of Slavic people in his dark pictures - by dialing it all the way back to Pagan times.
Christianity arrived in this world between the 7th and 12th centuries, but before that, the region was a hotbed of Slavic mythology and polytheism. Though little is known to this day about the mysterious Pagan rituals, accounts by early Byzantine explorers describe the ancient Slavs as worshipers of thunder and earth - no doubt referring to Perun, the highest god of the pantheon and the Slavic equivalent of the Greek Zeus.
With the help of costume designer Agnieszka Osipa, the Warsaw-based visionary captures the breathtaking photoshoot idea which reminds us of the wonder and wisdom of ages past. Experience every cool photo for yourself below, and let yourself drift back in time for a moment.
More info: Marcin Nagraba, Agnieszka Osipa (h/t: DYT)
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This looks like an image out of a high end fashion magazine! I love that it isn't and part of a cultural photo shoot!
When I first looked at this one I thought that the antlers were attached to her boobies ❤ 🤣🤣🤣
I'd preferred the face having the same colour hues the shoulder and head gear have. But thats just my opinion.
The photos are really cool, but without a little more in depth explanation I feel like I still know jack shit about slavic culture.
That is because you are not 'feeling' the pics. Do they make you sad? Happy? There is a tone of death, pain, sadness in every pic, no matter how many pearls you throw in. This is because Poland has been through hell, and yet still is resilient, still here, after being wiped off the face of the globe 3x. I wouldn't expect anyone without at least a small understanding of the history of Poland to 'get' these images.
No Kris I know the difference very well as its been my hobby for a while, that's why I said 'references ', yes most of them are fake fantasies ,however many myths have their roots it pagan times and times before that,that Poles have been deprived of this because of the Christianity is well known fact. Never less if you dig deep you can find it.
Mostly because this photoshoot says nothing about Slavic culture. Never seen anything like it in my life. Also I just yesterday read an article about slavic culture and that we have basicly none, so basicly it can be anything, even this nonsence.
Well, you can't say "we have basically none" as at least in Poland there are so many fantastic stories, legends and traditions which have infiltrated the Christian traditions (for example nearly everything we do at Christmas Eve is of pagan origin but most people don't realise it). One story is about 3 brothers called Lech, Czech and Rus - guess which countries they originated according to the legend? When I look at the photos though I see very little from any stories or traditions that I know.
Your article was incorrect, there is tons of Polish culture. This is not nonsense, it is art - you are not required to like it. Perhaps you see 'nonsense' because of the themes of death, pain, emptiness . . . and you're shielding yourself from your emotions. Polish people are extremely in touch with their emotions.
Weird though. This article was the first time I heard someone say that slavic countries don't have culture. I always thought they had loads of culture and yeah, region dependent. Don't know much about the cultures but basically if you have history you have culture so... makes sense right ?
You obviously never heard of Morena,Vesna,Rusalka...,but you maight have heard references to these in fairy tales both traditional and modern ( Perinbaba -Perun baba...),Russian fairy tales are great for this.It is never to late to start explore your culture .The Slavic mythology is very rich and old .To say that Slavs have no culture is very ignorant ant pathetic .
Kris , please speak for yourself -you don't know much not 'we ' . If you can't take it from me me maybe you can take it from Dr. professor Ph.D. .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkt0TTFr6Ls
Slavic mythology for beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yTEwwrxolE
the thing is you can see some pagan folk influence in it, but you really need to look at it hard, like one costume looks a lil bit like veles and some other folk monsters and deities . tho it's artistic view soo yea :D
Pat, you're mistaking folk tales with pagan culture. We don't know much, especially about the Poles - most it's fake or 19th century romantic fantasies.
I'm Polish and I have no idea what these pictures are supposed to represent.
same here, I can hardly match these photos with deities
Because it has nothing to do with the Slavic culture nor pagans.
They said, Pagan, are you one from those old time pagans?
This is cool and all, but different slavic countries are really different. Like Poland doesn't have an orthodox church (perhaps you've heard of some guy called Pope John II?) So was the description written by the artist? Also, would a Polish person say that they have no culture. You kindof can't walk around Poland for a second without running into a museum, statue, or concert hall. In fact, the artist's hometown has an enormous Mordor-esque communist building called the Palace of Culture. The photos are amazing but the headline and text are super confusing!
You're focusing on recent history. What this article is referring to is that the world believes no people existed in Eastern Europe until Christianity came along and converted everyone... who did it convert, what were they like and what did they believe?
Actually we have no written records coming from before the Christian era as it was Christianity that brought writing to the region that is now Poland. The photos are artistically stunning but I can assure you they are nothing more than the artist's vision - very creative though :) I would say they convey some of the dark spiritual side of Slavic culture, but there is so much more to it...and furthermore - Slavic people worshipped the Sun much more than the Moon and the impression I get from these pictures is just the opposite.