Spellbound Mermaids Issue July/August 2023

JULY/AUGUST 2023

Fairytales and Fantasy

MERMAIDS

BY PHOTOGRAPHER IRINA OVCHINNIKOVA

“THE HISTORY OF THE LITTLE MERMAID”

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CONTENTS 14 MERMAID FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINNE WASSERMAN IG: @MARINAW.PHOTO WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARINA.W.S WWW.MARINAWASS.COM WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@MARINAW. PHOTO

“THE HISTORY OF THE 22 LITTLE MERMAID” MODEL: ZLATOSLAVA BABASKINA IG: @MOL.ZLATKASLAVKA PHOTOGRAPHER: MIKE DARZI IG: @MIKEDARZI @MIKEDARZI.ART FASHION DESIGNER NATALI BOYCHUK FASHION DESIGNER @ NATALIBOYCHUKFASHION

OF BLUE 32 MERMAID HEART PHOTOGRAPHER: STEPHANIE SCHICK IG: @S.CHICK_FOTOGRAFIE WB: WWW.S-CHICK.DE MODEL: YVONNE OSCHWALD IG: @YVE_OSCHI_

42 GOLDEN GODDESS MODEL: YSABELLE SANTIAGUEL IG: @YSABELLEMS PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER: RED KULIS IG: @CYBERREDLYTICAL WB: HTTPS://CYBERREDLYTICAL. MYPIXIESET.COM

50 THE OCEAN MODEL: KIRICHEVSKAYA OKSANA IG: @DECOROKS PHOTOGRAPHER: KAURDAKOVA IRINA IG: @_IRINAFOX MODEL: GURIEVA VALERYA IG: @VALERYA.GURIEVA

56 MERMAID DREAM PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINNE WASSERMAN IG: @MARINAW.PHOTO WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARINA.W.S WWW.MARINAWASS.COM WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@MARINAW.PHOTO

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MAKE A WISH MODEL: ARNOLD EKOULE IG: @HANS.EKOULE PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIYA POLYAKOVA IG: @PH_MARI_POLYAKOVA

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MERMAIDS PHOTOGRAPHER: IRINA OVCHINNIKOVA IG: @IRINAARTSKAZKI WWW.ARTSKAZKI.RU WWW.PINTEREST.COM/IRINAARTSKAZKI

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MERMAID FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINNE WASSERMAN IG: @MARINAW.PHOTO FB: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARINA.W.S WB: HTTPS://WWW.MARINAWASS.COM TT: HTTPS://WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@MARINAW.PHOTO

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“THE HISTORY OF THE LITTLE MERMAID” MODEL: ZLATOSLAVA BABASKINA INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @MOL.ZLATKASLAVKA PHOTOGRAPHER: MIKE DARZI INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @MIKEDARZI @MIKEDARZI.ART FASHION DESIGNER NATALI BOYCHUK FASHION DESIGNER @NATALIBOYCHUKFASHION

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GOLDEN GODDESS MODEL: YSABELLE SANTIAGUEL IG: @YSABELLEMS PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER: RED KULIS IG: @CYBERREDLYTICAL WB: HTTPS://CYBERREDLYTICAL.MYPIXIESET.COM

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THE OCEAN MODEL: MODEL KIRICHEVSKAYA OKSANA IG: @DECOROKS PHOTOGRAPHER: KAURDAKOVA IRINA IG: @_IRINAFOX MODEL: MODEL GURIEVA VALERYA IG: @VALERYA.GURIEVA

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MERMAID DREAM PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINNE WASSERMAN IG: @MARINAW.PHOTO FB: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARINA.W.S WB: HTTPS://WWW.MARINAWASS.COM TT: HTTPS://WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@MARINAW.PHOTO

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MAKE A WISH MODEL: ARNOLD EKOULE IG: @HANS.EKOULE PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIYA POLYAKOVA IG: @PH_MARI_POLYAKOVA

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ATLANTIS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE ATLANTIS AND THE CHARACTER KIDA PHOTOGRAPHER: @TAYMAC.ART IG: @TAYMAC.ART FB: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TAYMAC.ART WB: HTTPS://TAYLORKROTH.COM HAIR STYLIST: TROYNEKA CARTER (MISSY) CROWNMYHAIR MISSY CARTER IG: @SINCERELYCARTER MAKEUP ARTIST: CAITLIN BIRCHETT LUNA AESTHETICS IG: @LUNA.AESTHETICSFL MODEL: ADRIENNE COUSINS IG: @ADRICOUS

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THE DAWN OF MASTERS Cherubs Play: All research for stock images, All digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

The Kingdom of Fae: All research for stock images ,All digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

Legend of the Kitsune: All research for stock images ,All digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

Princess and the Hounds: All research for stock images ,All digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

Battle Born: All research for stock images ,All digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

A Unicorn’s Whisper: All research for stock images, digital art, painting, 3D effects, lighting, hand drawn objects, photo manipulation by Lens of Legends Photography.

Bio: Back in the renaissance era which expanded from the 14th - 17th centuries there were painters that called themselves the masters. Generally the highest skilled artists that resided in Europe before the 17th century.

Back in these distant eras it was a type of fashion that put you above the rest. Showcasing wealth and status, King Charles the I had up to sixty of these paintings such as collector items and commissions. This all became commercial as the art market gained momentum.

Commonly paintings of this note were known to be done in oil or frescos. It was actually during the 18th century long after the renaissance period was deemed to be over that the term was used more to describe collections and education policies surrounding the European academics and galleries who housed what was seen as “good” historically accurate art.

Originally the label of master would only include an artist that was individual and known to have been fully trained in his craft by the guild system. Leading to be the freelancers of their time and taking on their own apprentices. Such examples of paintings in this style are as follows: Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Masaccio, Mona Lisa by Leonardo Di Vinci, The Creation of Adam by Michelanglo, Knight Death and the Devil by Albercht Durer, Self Portrait at the age of 63 by Rembrandt van Rijn. Others included Raphael and even Picasso.

Although it was always depicted in modern times as the male dominated industry. It may come as a surprise that actually during the rococo period Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun was famous for her vibrant portraits. Along with Angelica Kauffman who became leading master of the neoclassical period.

Today there has been a lot lost within this timeless art form and as much as I can appreciate the advanced technology and our growth in so many aspects of art, there is a sense that much of the beauty has been lost. So, I have taken a step back in time with my project and am taking great pleasure in exploring textures, lighting and depictions of modern fantasy and fairytale characters under the old renaissance theme.

To see more of my work please visit www.instagram.com/lensoflegends

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FASHION DESIGNER/FEMALE MODEL: DADAOSIJINZI IG: @DADAOSIJINZI

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