Spellbound Magazine Cosplay July 2023

M O N TH LY ED IT IO N

Dream,Explore,Discover

JULY 2023

Fairytales and Fantasy

End Of The World Mack Popcon

Evil West

A Very British Rambo CANDY PRINCESS IS ON A SUGAR RUSH

PHOTOGRAPHER OLEG ANTIMONI COVER MODEL MICHEL CHOKUREI

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INSIDE COVER PHOTOGRAPHER MAYA HILT IG: @MAYAPOLOGIES MODEL: VIVIAN MARCIAL IG:@VMARCIAL10 TIKTOK: VMARCIAL10 FACEBOOK: VIVIAN MARCIAL

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CONTENTS

July 2023

06 EVIL WEST PHOTOGRAPHER: OLEG ANTIMONI IG: @OLEG12ANT MODEL: MICHEL CHOKUREI IG: @OLEG12ANT

12 THE CALL....

PHOTOGRAPHER: THE HONJA CREATIVE IG: @THE_HONJA_CREATIVE WB: WWW.HONJAPHOTOGRAPHY.COM MODEL: MAYA IG: @_MAYAMUSCARA

16 MACK POPCON PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER/ACCESSORY DESIGNER: MARTY STRECKER IG: @MARTYSTRECKERPHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ MARTYSTRECKERPHOTOGRAPHY WB: WWW.MARTYSTRECKER.COM

IN THE WORLD OF 30 JEANNETTE ELVES PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA FAHERTDINOVA @ STASYAPHOTOGRAPHY IG: @STASYA_FAH MAKEUP ARTIST: NAILYA SALYAKHOVA IG: @NAILYASHAA RETOUCHER: AZAT SVETLOV IG: @PRO.RETOUCHER

40 A VERY BRITISH RAMBO MALE MODEL: ED AKAY IG: @EDAKAYMODEL WB: HTTP://WWW.EDAKAY.COM PHOTOGRAPHER: JASON READING IG: @JASON.READING.PHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ JASONREADINGPHOTOGRAPHY WB: HTTPS://JASONREADINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

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48 END OF THE WORLD PHOTOGRAPHER: ARINA SMITH IG: @ARINASMITHPHOTOGRAPHY MODEL: ANNA PARVATOVA IG: @ACTIONPOINTSCREATOR

50 ZATANNA ZATARA XPHOTOGRAPHER: DEREK MARC PHOTOGRAPHY IG: @DEREKMARCPHOTOGRAPHY FEMALE MODEL: ALEXIS JOHNSON IG: @LEXYKITTY1990 FB: HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/LEXYSMODELING

54 ELF PHOTOGRAPHER: НАТАЛЬЯ КОЗЫРЕВА IG: PRO_P.H.O.T.O PT: WWW.PINTEREST.COM/@RADA_PHOTO FASHION DESIGNER/WARDROBE STYLIST/ACCESSORY DESIGNER: АРИНА ШАРАПОВА

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Evil West

PHOTOGRAPHER: OLEG ANTIMONI IG: @OLEG12ANT MODEL: MICHEL CHOKUREI IG: @OLEG12ANT

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The Call...

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Mack Popcon PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER/ACCESSORY DESIGNER: MARTY STRECKER IG: @MARTYSTRECKERPHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARTYSTRECKERPHOTOGRAPHY WB: WWW.MARTYSTRECKER.COM

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ANDY SMITH PLAYING ZUKOS BLUE SPIRIT FROM AVATAR THE LAST AIR BENDER

TUSKEN RAIDER BY NICK FRANCIS. @NICKFRANCISPHOTOGRAPHY

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STEAMPUNK VERSION OF RAWSHARK BY JACK WRIGHT

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SPRINGTRAP BY KRISTY WESTCOTT, CUSTUME MADE BY @KYLIE.WESTCOTT

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@perniciousdelusions

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PETER -LORD HERCULES 87 AS GANDALF, LORD OF THE RINGS

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CIEL PHANTOMHIVE PLAYED BY NEIVA

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BLACK PANTHER BY @DANNYTHEBLUECOSPLAY WITH CAPTAIN CARTER BY LOUISE WALTERS

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PADME AMIDALLA BY ASHLEY @BLOOD.N.ASHES_ WHO ALSO HAND MADE HER OWN COSTUME

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NATALIE SWAN COSPLAYING MONOKUMA FROM DANGANRONPA

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MERCENARIES OF WESTERN EUROPE. FACEBOOK.COM/MERCSOFWE

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Jeannette In the World of Elves GIL-GALAD, THE BRIGHT SOVEREIGN, THE LAST ALL-ELVEN KING, I WANTED TO OVERCOME FOREVER THE NIGHT HANGING OVER THE WORLD. THE SHIELD SHONE LIKE THE SUN IN THE NIGHT, BLACK SWORDS WERE BREAKING, AND THE LIGHT SWORD BETWEEN THE BLACK ROCKS STRIKING LIGHTNING FLASHED. AND THE KING MANAGED TO DISPEL THE NIGHT DISPEL IT, BUT NOT OVERCOME IT AND IT SET FOREVER BEYOND THE EDGE OF HEAVEN IS HIS STAR!

PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA FAHERTDINOVA @STASYAPHOTOGRAPHY IG: @STASYA_FAH MAKEUP ARTIST: NAILYA SALYAKHOVA IG: @NAILYASHAA RETOUCHER: AZAT SVETLOV IG: @PRO.RETOUCHER

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A Very British Rambo MALE MODEL: ED AKAY IG: @EDAKAYMODEL WB: HTTP://WWW.EDAKAY.COM PHOTOGRAPHER: JASON READING IG: @JASON.READING.PHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/JASONREADINGPHOTOGRAPHY WB: HTTPS://JASONREADINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

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End Of The World PHOTOGRAPHER: ARINA SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY IG: @ARINASMITHPHOTOGRAPHY MODEL: ANNA PARVATOVA IG: @ACTIONPOINTSCREATOR

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ZATANNA ZATARA PHOTOGRAPHER: DEREK MARC PHOTOGRAPHY IG: @DEREKMARCPHOTOGRAPHY FEMALE MODEL: ALEXIS JOHNSON IG: @LEXYKITTY1990 FB: HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/LEXYSMODELING

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ELF PHOTOGRAPHER: НАТАЛЬЯ КОЗЫРЕВА IG: @PRO_P.H.O.T.O PT: WWW.PINTEREST.COM/@RADA_PHOTO FASHION DESIGNER/WARDROBE STYLIST ACCESSORY DESIGNER: АРИНА ШАРАПОВА

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Candy Princess is on a sugar rush PHOTOGRAPHER MAYA HILT IG: @MAYAPOLOGIES MODEL: VIVIAN MARCIAL IG:@VMARCIAL10 TIKTOK: VMARCIAL10 FACEBOOK: VIVIAN MARCIAL

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PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA FAHERTDINOVA, @STASYAPHOTOGRAPHY, IG: @STASYA_FAH MAKEUP ARTIST: NAILYA SALYAKHOVA, IG: @NAILYASHAA RETOUCHER: AZAT SVETLOV, IG: @PRO.RETOUCHER

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