Imaging recource: 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 after being raised by a circus trainer. This should be obvious, but do not ever approach a bear, Stepan is likely the only one willing to pose with you. Olga Barantseva's path crossed with Stepan's a few years...
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