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A bear-y scary portrait session: Photographer combines passions in surreal portraiture

 
 

The surreal photographic work of Russian photographer Olga Barantseva showcases models posing with a variety of animals, often a massive, seven-foot brown bear. The bear's name is Stepan and he was found, orphaned and starving, when he was three months old. Now 20, Stepan was never able to be released back into the wild...

Aww-inspiring photos: Meet Harry Whittier Frees, the man who shot Caturday photos a hundred years early


 
 

While you may never have heard his name, it's certainly possible you've seen the work of Harry Whittier Frees. The photographer, known for his anthropomorphic portraits of animals, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1879.

His timeless photos evoke a wide variety of emotions and display timeless characteristics....