Katerina Plotnikova’s artistic images are hauntingly beautiful, expertly blending surrealism with mythical and fairytale elements.

The contrast between delicate, feminine models and powerful, wild animals is fascinating, conjuring up images of regal princesses embarking on adventures in faraway lands that are filled with fantasy and magic.

Despite the apparent risk in capturing these shots of models interacting so closely with wild animals, there was actually no danger at all, as Plotnikova had the help of professional animal trainers during the photo shoots.

Katerina Plotnikova via My Modern Met with staging photography from .