If for nothing else, today's Wednesday Whim is purely for the cuteness factor. Russian-based life photographer, Olga Gladysheva has captured a polar bear "ballet dancing" in the water. My friend sent me a link and I just about died from the photos. I have a soft spot for cute animal photos and this is no exception. The bear is adorably graceful in the water. My favorite is the shot of the bear's paws (second to last in this post).
Which one is your favorite? See more of Olga Gladysheva's work here.
I don't know many people who can look at these photos without being compelled to coo "awwwww." 20-year-old college student and photographer, Candice Sedighan has captured her golden retriever, Champ, in a refreshing way. Champ can be seen dressed up, running, standing still and even sort of smiling! She's quite the model!
Candice received Champ as a pup from her dad and quickly bonded with her. But, Candice only started to take photos of Champ when Champ was 13 years old. Candice participated in a photo series called 52 Weeks For Dogs on Flickr and for the last seven years she has captured 20,000 photos of this awe-inducing dog. This talented young lady was recently interviewed for the Flickr blog where I was able to find out more about Candice, Champ and her love for photography.
Take a moment to see more of this happy dog here and read about Candice here. BTW, the butterfly on Champ's nose in the photo below is REAL...not photoshopped!
Happy Halloween to all! This time last year, I posted photos of these adorable children. While I'm not much of a costume gal myself (I leave that up to the ones who are good at it!), I thought it would be fun to post these photographs of animals who appear like...humans.
The work of photographer, Tim Flach, showcases animals as we've never seen them before. The animals are not outdoors and they look like they're on a photo shoot more than anything else. It's painstaking work photographing the animals this way. As Flach states, "you can never predict an animal's mood" and it requires a lot of partnership between the animal, the animal's handler and the photographer (more about this can be found under Flach's biography). But, the result is undoubtedly beautiful. There are no costumes, trickery or treats but, these human-like portraits are incredible.
