In carefully staged compositions, photographer Katerina Plotnikova used real animals (under supervision of trainers) to achieve magic fairytale imagery inspired by art of colorful Russian storytelling.
It is as if they came from the fantastic stories told through centuries to kids of all ages (yes some of us grown-up kids as well) by our loving and oh-so clever elders. There is a bear inviting girl to dance, and owl who knows all the secrets of the world, a camel comforting orphan girl lost in the woods, and your best friend turned in to the fox by evil witch…
Just let your imagination run wild. Be a kid for a moment, or tell a story to one of yours about a far far land and a girl in the enchanting forest surrounded by her magic friends not of a human kind…
Photography by Katerina Plotnikova