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Russian Brown Bear Who Was Abandoned As A Cub And Raised By Humans Has Now Started A Modeling Career (35 Pics)

December 26, 2025

Stepan is a 28-year-old brown bear that is quite well-known in Russia for a good amount of reasons. As a cub, the infamous Russian bear was abandoned by his mother, but luckily enough, he was adopted by a pair of very loving humans, Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko.

Given that the bear grew up around people for the majority of his life (adopted as a 3-month-old cub), Stepan pretty much became a domesticated pet bear. To find out more about how the Russian brown bear became who he is today, you can check out our previous post, which focuses on the story of how the lovely couple nurtured and adopted him.

Nowadays, Stepan is not only a friendly and human-loving bear, but also a model for the famous Russian photographer Mila Zhdanova, who came to know about Stepan through his owners.

Mesmerized with the Zhdanova’s work, Bored Panda reached out to this incredibly talented photographer to learn more, and you can find an interview with her below!

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Mila often features Stepan in her fairy tale-inspired scenes that will most likely remind you of a Disney movie. Various models have flown from all across the world and waited even as long as 5 years to have a chance to work with Stepan. And to create an even further illusion of a fairy tale, most of the models are posing in traditional Russian dresses alongside Stepan for truly mesmerizing shots.

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Fascinated with Mila’s work, we obviously wanted to know how she came up with this whole idea and what was the reason behind it.

“I was creatively and mentally exhausted after a very big project. To me, it seemed like I was on the verge of depression and I even considered stopping taking photographs altogether. However, there was one small desire. I wanted to do a photoshoot with Stepan the bear. For several years, I watched him. I looked at how his owners were treating him (for me, the attitude towards an animal always comes first), and I thought that this would be a great end to my photography career.

After the long-awaited meeting and a photo session with Stepan, I realized that I wanted to continue photographing, I felt like there was no trace of depression I carried, so this experience only served as the next step in my career.”

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The photographer also had several other reasons that continuously gave her inspiration for this project.

“Let’s be honest, most foreigners have very few associations with Russia, so to most people, a photoshoot with a bear sounds nearly impossible or even bizarre. However, the girls in the national Russian costumes look amazing, and next to such a large beast, it really does seem like a fairy tale. I should probably also thank my husband, as he helps me a lot—all the costumes ‘A la Russe’ are the work of his hands. Sometimes I truly do not understand how he makes such beauty, but that’s maybe just because he himself reminds me of a bear.”

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We also took some time to find out about Zhdanova’s favorite photo from this whole project.

“My favorite photo from this project was taken during our first meeting with the lovely bear. In it, you can see Stepan holding a lollipop between his paws!”

Zhdanova believes that her photos represent a few different things, which are not only related to her.

“Using my photos, I try to tell different stories—about myself, about the world, about my country. Many people think that people don’t smile in Russia, and this is a completely false statement! Even the giant bear smiles in my photos, even though most people would assume it’s Photoshop, which, of course, is not the case.”

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When it comes to inspiration and motivation for her projects, Mila has one particular person in mind.

“There are many photographers and they are all good in their own way, as each has their own unique style. However, I would like to mention my friend. Her name was Irina Pirogova. She was a very good person and to be honest, she started photographing animals way before me, and that even included Stepan. I admired her style a lot. Unfortunately, Irina Pirogova died of cancer, but today I often find myself remembering her, and I even have her picture on my table.

I would like to wish everyone who reads this article health. Please take care of yourself and be kind, especially during these difficult moments that have fallen upon our world this year.”

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The photographer’s working process with Stepan is not only pretty interesting, but also very amusing at times.

“I manage the filming process, but one also needs to understand the specifics of shooting with Stepan. When we are at the shooting area, we have everyone adjust to the bear’s mood. The model does not pose, but rather contacts the animal naturally. Stepan is never forced to do something, but is nicely asked. Sometimes he doesn’t want to, so we don’t insist. However, on the set, there are always jokes about arguments with the bear.”

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I Show The Contrast Between The Two Worlds That Our Children Currently Live In By Combining Photos (26 Pics)

December 26, 2025

Hello everyone. I am Uğur Gallenkuş, an Istanbul-based digital artist. I create collages juxtaposing two images including the work of some of today’s most intrepid photojournalists.

By contrasting images of different realities, I aim to show a range of intensely relevant issues affecting today’s children: from war to poverty, hunger, child trafficking, child labor, child soldiers, immigration, healthcare, and education. Violation of basic children’s rights compelled me to publish this book that shows two sides of humanity that we have collectively created.

One question we all at some point ask, especially when we understand what it means to be a parent, is this: What legacy are we leaving the children of the world?

The book takes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children, enforced since 1990, as its foundation, aiming through these 50 collages to convey the essential rights each child should have, regardless of their circumstances or geography. Each collage represents one of the U.N.-determined rights of children and is accompanied by statistics indicating the pressing realities putting children in danger worldwide.

With this book, I hope to inspire a shift in the consciousness of adults, inviting us all to leave our greed and egos behind and make the world a better place for today’s children.

This book is dedicated to all children in the world: poor or rich, in developed countries or undeveloped countries, educated or uneducated, hungry or obese, or dead or living.

This book is a CALL TO ACTION!

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#1 Profession Before Education

This is Shaila, a 15-year-old s*x worker. Due to her stepmother’s torture, she ran away from home and tried to go to her aunt’s in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “Somehow I managed to get a seat on a bus which was going to Dhaka. There was too much traffic, so my bus was stuck in one place for hours. It was getting darker and I did not know what to do. When I got off the bus, it was midnight, 12 am. I was so afraid that I asked every single female passenger to give me a shelter for one night. I was crying and did not know what to do. No one believed me. If on that day, someone would have given me a shelter for just one night, my life would not have fallen into h**l,” she said. During the journey, she was kidnapped by a group and she found herself in a brothel.

Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

#2 Bathing At War, Bathing At Peace

Salem Saoody, 30, is bathing his daughter Layan (L) and his niece Shaymaa 5 (R) in the only remaining piece from their damaged house, which is the bathtub, after the Israeli airstrike. 2015, Gaza.

Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

#3 I See You

A Rohingya refugee girl looks next to newly arrived refugees who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in Ukhiya on September 6, 2017. With children making up around 60 percent of the Rohingya that have fled into Bangladesh, many below 18 years old arrived into the makeshift tents highly traumatized after seeing family members killed and homes set on fire.

Editorial Photo: K.M. Asad

#4 Children Are Children First – Seesaw

A Syrian boy sits on a destroyed tank in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on March 27, 2015.

Editorial Photo: Yasin Akgül

#5 Tin Soldier

Newly released child soldiers wait in a line for their registration during the release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on February 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, have been released in South Sudan’s war-torn region of Yambio under a program to help reintegrate them into society, the UN said on Februar y 7, 2018.

Editorial Photo: Stefanie Glinski

#6 School-Bound

A Syrian schoolgirl crossing through a damaged wall outside her school in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on March 25, 2015. Islamic State (ISIS) fighters were driven out of Kobane on January 26 by Kurdish and allied forces.

Editorial Photo: Yasin Akgül

#7 Lunch Break

Two child laborers eating their lunch during a break at the factory where they work. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

#8 Wounded Girl With A Pearl Earring

A wounded Syrian girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Kafr Batna following bombardments on the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 21, 2018.

Editorial Photo: Ammar Suleiman

#9 Peaceful Sleep

A father with his child in the intensive care unit of the district hospital in Mora, Far North Region, Cameroon. The diseases most prevalent among African children are malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition. February 20, 2019.

Editorial Photo: Pierre-Yves Bernard/MSF

#10 Children Are Children First – Swings

A Syrian boy plays on a swing in a destroyed building in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, as Muslims celebrate the third day of the Eid al-Adha holiday on September 3, 2017.

Editorial Photo: Amer Almohibany

#11 Children Are Children First – Skiing

Children bear the brutal cost of endless war. As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb—a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. Not realizing what it was or the dangers it posed, the curious kids picked up the device and took it to show to an aunt. And then it exploded. Three children and the older relative were killed, and the remaining seven lost at least one limb each.

Editorial Photo: Noorullah Shirzada

#12 Red Lipstick, Ocean Eyes

She is Rosina. She is a 14-year-old s*x worker in Bangladesh.

Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

#13 Crossing The Red Sea

A Rohingya refugee woman holds her son, seen after arriving with a boat to the nearest beach to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Shah Porir Dip Island Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017.

Editorial Photo: KM Asad

#14 Best Friends

Noha Abu Mesleh, 5 years old, is seen inside of her home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.

Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

#15 Not All Heroes Wear Medals

Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on September 11, 2016.

Editorial Photo: Ameer Alhalbi

#16 Waiting For A Chance

Palestinian children waiting to fill jerrycans and bottles with drinking water from public taps at the Dair Al Balah refugee camp in central Gaza Strip in 2014.

Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

#17 Until Every Girl Goes To School

Pakistani girls attend a school attacked twice by the Taliban. Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2013.

Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

#18 Love And War

An orphaned boy walks past a wall with drawings depicting rocket-propelled grenade launchers in b*l, Chad, on October 13, 2018.

Editorial Photo: Marco Gualazzini

#19 Children Are Children First – Balloons

Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2016.

Editorial Photo: Amer Almohibany

#20 Duality View

A refugee girl observes the sunset at Dibaga Refugee Camp. Iraqis caught in Islamic State crossfire flee to refugee camps near Mosul. The conflict has left behind deep scars in the psyche of children and it has reversed more than two decades of expansion of access to education. August, Iraq, 2016.

Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

#21 Salvation

A child with dengue fever holds a doctor’s hand in Jalozai, Pakistan, 2012.

Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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Kanyaruchinya refugee camp in Goma in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 20, 2012.

Editorial Photo: Marco Gualazzini

#23 Labor Of Love

The hands of a Bangladeshi child laborer working in heavy industry.

Editorial Photo: KM Asad

#24 Dedication

In 2014, MSF (Doctors Without Borders) assisted the JDJ Memorial Hospital in Monrovia with maternal and pediatric care under consideration of the Ebola outbreak. In 2015, MSF opened a Barnesville Junction Hospital in Monrovia to address gaps in pediatric care during the Ebola epidemic. The 92-bed hospital continues to provide specialized care for children coming from a large impoverished urban area with conditions such as malaria and severe acute malnutrition. It also serves as a training site for Liberian nurses, medical interns, and nurse anesthetists. February 4, 2015.

Editorial Photo: Yann Libessart/MSF

#25 Food For Thought

Rohingya refugee children waiting for food at Hakimpara refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.

Editorial Photo: K.M. Asad

#26 Billowing Smoke, Bursting Bubbles

Smoke rises from the rebel-controlled district of Jobar in eastern Damascus following the airstrikes of Syrian regime forces on April 2, 2015.

Editorial Photo: Ammar Sulaiman

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15 Of The Best Animal Images Of The Previous Decade From The British Wildlife Photography Awards

December 26, 2025

As the British Wildlife Photography Awards is celebrating its 10th anniversary, a retrospective traveling outdoor exhibition has been set up. For the first time, the exhibition will feature all the overall winners, selected category winners, and highly commended images.

For the past decade, the British Wildlife Photography Awards has showcased the most stunning work from talented photographers across the United Kingdom. “This is a unique legacy captured by thousands of dedicated and talented photographers during the last decade, which has reached millions each year through exceptional media coverage,” the official web page for the awards reads.

The exhibition opened on September 19 and is currently running until March 2021 as an inventive outdoor show and experience in the Astley Hall park in Chorley, Lancashire. “Visitors can experience these images in a way which has not been done before and enjoy the original perspective of finding an underwater world in the woods and get up close and personal with all creatures great and small within the walled garden,” the British Wildlife Photography Awards page reads.

In addition to the outdoor exhibition, an indoor one will also be held from November 10, 2020, at Nature in Art near Gloucester. The future venues for the upcoming exhibitions will be announced once they’re confirmed.

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#1 ‘Balancing Act (Little Owl)’, By Ian Watson, 2017

Due to the global pandemic, unfortunately, the competition won’t be held for the year 2020. “We have now chosen to defer the next competition to 2021, to ensure the best possible competition is run when it is safe and practical to do so. Meanwhile, we are undertaking the retrospective show to mark ten years of the BWPA—and to look forward to many more,” the organizers of the competition explain.

#2 ‘Fox Glance (Red Fox), By Samuel Morris, 2013

#3 ‘Ta Da! (Grey Seal, Halichoerus Grypus)’, By Kirsty Andrews, 2018

#4 ‘Shy Puffin’, By Csaba Tokolyi, 2018

#5 ‘Mute Swan Cygnet In Canal’, By Mark Sisson, 2011

“I would recommend this exhibition to anyone with an interest in art, photography, wildlife or the outdoors,” Councillor Peter Wilson, Deputy Executive Leader and Executive Member for Resources at Chorley Council, told the media. “The new format this year will see the exhibition moved to an outdoor setting, in the grounds of Astley Hall, Coach House and Park,” he continued.

#6 ‘Mystical Mist (Fallow Deer)’, By Mark Smith, 2011

#7 ‘Grey Heron Walking On Water, By Andrew Parkinson, 2011

#8 ‘Humble Bumble (Garden Bumblebee)’, By Keith Trueman, 2017

#9 ‘Great Crested Grebe Courtship’, By Andy Rouse, 2016

#10 ‘Beneath The Kelp Forest (European Lobster)’, By Alexander Mustard, 2017

“We are confident that this not only provides a new and exciting way to stage the exhibition; but also makes it a COVID-19-secure event, in the open air and socially distanced,” Councillor Peter Wilson said about the exhibition in Chorley. “The exhibition is completely free to all visitors so I encourage everyone to come and check it out; check out Chorley!”

#11 ‘Portuguese Man O’ War’, By Charles Hood, 2010

#12 ‘Predator And Prey’, By Michael Durham, 2016

#13 ‘Waiting For The Next Meal (Cormorant)’, By Max More, 2015

#14 ‘Autumn Jewels’, By Peter Cairns, 2014

#15 ‘Cuttlefish Eye’, By Michael Gallagher, 2013

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45 Photos Which Are Hard To Believe Aren’t Photoshopped

December 22, 2025

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, some incredible images are so astounding that a thousand questions bubble to the surface of our thoughts the moment we see them. In the 21st century, one of the first questions usually is: “Was this photoshopped?”

Whether you think that Photoshop should never be used for photo editing or you believe that it’s an inseparable part of a photographer’s existence in the digital age, the fact is, more and more pictures are being post-processed than ever before. Simply because of how easily accessible cameras and editing software is nowadays. However, once in a blue moon some very intriguing, once in a lifetime photos pop out from the woodwork. Beautiful photos that look photoshopped, but that aren’t.

We love collecting stunning eye-candy for you to gaze at all day long. And today’s no exception. We’ve gathered the finest examples of stunning pictures that definitely weren’t photoshopped. Grab a cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa, get your scrolling finger ready, and enjoy what our team of hard-working Pandas prepared for you. Upvote your favorite photos, share this post with your buddies, and let us know in the comments what you think of each picture. And check out our previous posts about incredible photos that weren’t photoshopped right here and here.

Scroll down for Bored Panda’s exclusive and in-depth interview with professional photographer Anna Chii about the ‘morality’ of editing pictures, her take on ‘all-natural’ photos, her philosophy of photography, what clients usually expect, as well as the importance of trust between a photographer and their clients.

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#1 My Friend Just Got This Once In A Lifetime Picture

#2 The Water Also Looks Like An Elephant

#3 Landscape Perfectly Divided By The Rails Of A Fence

Whether it’s a house almost completely blending into the sky, a dog covered with Holi powder that looks like it’s on fire, or a highway that seems to extend into the heavens, some pictures, especially those with perfect timing, are able to addle, befuddle, and confuse our senses without needing even a byte of editing software.

Anna Chii talked to Bored Panda about photography, photo-editing, as well as what she thinks of ‘all-natural’ pictures. Bored Panda started off by asking Anna, who has worked with portraits for many years now, to go into detail about how much she and other photographers use editing software to alter pictures.

“Often when people hear the word “Photoshop,” they imagine Instagram girls which make their faces unrecognizable by “photoshopping” them and think that Photoshop is used just for that. Actually, people mistake it with other apps like “Facetune.” Photoshop is a software package for working with digital imagery and is used not only for photography but also for design, video editing, photo manipulations and more,” Anna gave a run down of the basics.

She then continued: “When we talk about photography, there is no single proven way of using this software when it comes to editing pictures. Every single photographer or retoucher has his or her own style, way of editing, or set of skills used for making the best photos possible. That’s why photoshopped pictures can look wildly differently: from waxy or plastic faces to an absolutely natural look. From drastic changes in face or body features to just color corrections. From creating a fantasy world around your subject to simply removing unwanted objects from the background.”

#4 A Forest Service Worker Photographed A Fire Burning Inside A Tree While He’s Fighting Western N.C. Wildfires

#5 The Golden Rays Of The Sunset Entered The Cave At Just The Right Angle To Light Up This Section Of Ice, Making It Look Like Amber

#6 Halfway Sunset

“From personal experience, after many years of learning and experimenting, shooting takes the least amount of time in comparison to the other parts of the process — planning and retouching,” Anna revealed. “I mostly take portraits. Usually, my clients are not professional models with heavy makeup, which covers all of their imperfections and barely requires any retouching. My models are people who want to have lovely pictures of themselves, who want to portray their lives and experience fun time while freezing those moments – without pressure or fear of being imperfect.”

According to Anna, she retouches her pictures every single time. “I do believe that my clients need to get the best result they can get. And making a regular picture great requires not only taking pictures correctly from a technical point of view, but also adding some magic to each and every one of them.”

“And it’s not about changing features, or making people look perfect and not representative of the way they look in real life,” she went on. “It’s about the small details, which make the photo stand out without making it look unrealistic. It’s about colors and lighting. About mood. Every person that I shoot has their own story and a unique aura. I want to make my pictures reflect the feeling I get when being with the person and share it throughout the final image. And it can take from half an hour to a couple of hours per image. Depends on the emotion I want to portray in the final picture.”

#7 Me And My Girlfriend Were Walking In The Woods The Other Week And Saw A Rainbow Pool For The First Time

#8 This Spot On I-80 In Wyoming Is Known As The Highway To Heaven

#9 My Drive In To Work This Morning (I-90 In The Berkshire Mountains, MA)

Anna the photographer also talked to Bored Panda about how ‘all-natural’ pictures can compete with heavily photoshopped images. “We need to define what kind of photography we are talking about and what are “heavily photoshopped” pictures. If we are talking about portraits, I do believe that If you have a great team (assistant, makeup artist, hairdresser, stylist), you have a beautiful location with the lighting set up correctly, you have a model with clear skin and everything is under your control, then you can take really good pictures and editing could be almost unnecessary.”

“But usually, you don’t have all the people and props which could help to create a great image. When you work alone, sometimes mistakes slip past the cracks as you need to cover many areas during the photo shoot,” she noted that everyone makes mistakes and that no photographer is perfect.

“For me, Photoshop is not about changing the person in the picture, but about enhancing the quality of the picture. Correcting shadows and lighting, enhancing colors, correcting small details like wrinkles on clothes or makeup makes a huge difference. It can be done with the help of professionals — makeup artists, assistants, stylists. Before and during the shoot they will correct makeup, clothes, hair, hold a reflector for better light. And it can also be done during post-production in Photoshop. Almost the same result, simply a different way of achieving it. Producing a quality photograph requires time and effort. So Photoshop is not an easy way to get beautiful pictures with just a few clicks of a mouse.”

#10 Perfect Timing

#11 This Window That Makes My Back Yard Look Like It’s In 4 Different Seasons

#12 My Boy Climbing An Old Rotten Tree Stump Looks Like A Giant Climbing Mountains

What’s more, Bored Panda was interested to hear what Anna thinks of photography purists who detest any use of editing software and want everything to be ‘natural.’ According to her, a lot depends on an individual’s perspective and how they perceive the purpose of a specific picture.

“The purpose of a picture can be very different. Photos are like a form of art, images for advertising, family pictures, nature, product posters and many other genres. All of them serve a different purpose. The viewer should also have critical thinking while looking at the images and understand the nuance and the nature of the photos in question.”

“People have different beliefs on every subject possible. Some think girls with makeup are unnatural, some think it makes them prettier and more feminine. Same goes for photography. I think it’s a really lovely thing to have something you do like as well as something you don’t like about the final images.”

The photographer continued: “If you like pictures without Photoshop and want to have a photo shoot for yourself — that’s great. Find a photographer that takes “natural pictures” and hire her/him. And yet, I don’t believe that, if they are professionals, they will give you a photo without any (at least slight) retouching. Maybe the picture will look natural, but will it really be, is a different question (unless all a photographer cares about is to get the money and get rid of the client as fast as possible).”

#13 Rosie Caught The Sunlight Just Right. She Was Sitting At The Curb Edge With The Sun Setting Just Under The Car. One h**l Of A Cool Effect

#14 The Pole In This Picture Makes It Look Like Two Different Pictures

#15 The Dog Is Covered With Holi Powder, Looks Like He’s On Fire

“As time passes in your photography journey, you want to take better pictures and improve the quality of your work. And for that you need to learn new techniques. And get new skills. Including Photoshop. I think, if a photographer has good Photoshop skills, it’s only a plus,” Anna said without any reservations.

“But you can’t produce good photographs if you can’t take good photographs. Photoshop won’t help you create a good picture out of a terrible shot. If you don’t know how to use Photoshop, probably it will end up being the opposite. You can make a picture even worse than it was before. But if the photograph itself is good, then Photoshop can enhance it and make it a little bit better in a different way — depends on the goal.”

“I believe that the best way to get natural, unretouched picture is to shoot on good old film. Film cameras take lovely pictures. And it’s so fun to make. I would say, film cameras have a certain magic about them,” Anna exclaimed that sometimes old cameras are the best. “After all, it’s all about your preferences. There is no good or bad photography. There are just the photos which you like and the ones you don’t. Remember, you are the one who chooses the photographer for your own photo shoot. So talk with a potential photographer, look at his/her work and decide if the style, mood, colors, outcome, attitude are the ones you would like to see in your pictures. And trust. Trust and believe in your photographer.”

#16 6 Years Ago I Posted My Wife’s Eye That Her Doctor Told Her Was The Weirdest He’d Ever Seen. Since Then My Photography’s Improved Quite A Bit, So Here’s A New Pic I Took A Couple Days Ago

#17 In Cute Cat News, My Mom Put Up An Easter Decal On Our Front Door And It Makes Gigi Look Like A Dr. Seuss Character

#18 This Black Car Looks Like A Mirror After Being Washed

The Wall Street Journal writes that social media and editing tools have altered the landscape of photojournalism. Sometimes, people are accused of digital manipulation even if the picture is genuine and unaltered. For example, when Tamina-Florentine Zuch won an international contest with a picture of a woman in the open door of a Mumbai train, some online critics accused her of having composited the image and doctoring the photos.

The use of Photoshop and other digital editing programs has been compared, by some, to doping in sports competitions. Some recent photography contests have been tarred by accusations of cheating and using digital tools to enhance photos in order to snag top prizes. It’s a good thing that not all accusations are true and that there are plenty of pictures that look so amazing that people think they’re photoshopped.

#19 This Photographer Was Probably Excited

#20 The Black-And-White Costume Was The Best One I Have Ever Seen. No Masking… Honest

#21 These Burnout Marks Look 3D

#22 This Photo From Inside A Tent Looks Like Photoshop Trick

#23 The Way My Closet Separates This Light

#24 This Viaduct In South England, UK

#25 The Frost On The Fence This Morning

#26 This Cow Eating Grass

#27 Very Clear Water In Sweden

#28 World’s Tallest Tram

#29 Perfectly Timed

#30 The Rain Turned Our Yard Into A Van Gogh Painting

#31 Wasp On The Water Surface

#32 This Falling Clock That Took The Wall With It

#33 These Teacups Look Like They Have Little Holes In Them

#34 Hundreds Of Thousands Of Starlings Migrating Across The Region Covered The Skies Of Rome Making It Appear Like TV Static

#35 Russia Hasn’t Got Anything On The Monterrey Stadium In Mexico

#36 We Recently Had A Storm In Germany

#37 This Unicorn Picture Is Different In The Mirror

#38 The Way My Cup Broke

#39 Waterfowl Lake In Banff National Park, Alberta / Canada

#40 The Paint On This Building Is The Same Shade As The Sky

#41 The Reflection Of The Light On My Coffee Looks Like A Glowing Castle

#42 Standing In A Huge Pond That Sinks Every Dry Season

#43 This Photo I Took Of Fog Over A Lake Makes This Warning Sign Look Like It Is Surrounded By Nothingness

#44 Levitating Horse

#45 Simple Yet Creative

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21 Rare Photos Of Celebrities Hanging Out In Venice In The 50s And 60s

December 20, 2025

You may be cool, but you’ll never be “Dalì-Throwing-Gang-Signs-On-A-Gondola” cool.

These pictures come from one of the biggest photographic archives in Europe, Cameraphoto studio in Venice. Among the 320,000 negatives conserved in the archive are over 50 years of history and culture in the City of Water. From protagonists of the cinema to artists, bizarre invasions of elephants and eccentric characters, walks on water, unlikely inventions and adverse weather conditions – all this and much more has passed through the lens of the agencies photographers.

All this coolness needs to be preserved and handed down to future generations. In order to save the original negatives of these photographs, the owner of the archive launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

The purpose of this campaign is to raise sufficient funds to digitize the original photographs and obtain copies of the images in high resolution.

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49 Captivating Images By Masayuki Oki Celebrating The Quirky And Playful Side Of Cats

December 20, 2025

Masayuki Oki is a photographer from Tokyo who has a unique beat: snapping photos of stray cats all over the city. His adventure started in 2013 when he stumbled upon a cat in a park and couldn’t resist capturing its moments. Despite not picking up a camera until he was 30 and initially not being very good at it, Oki found joy in photography, especially when it involved cats. He’s been in love with cats since he was a kid but couldn’t have one due to his family’s situation, so he pours that affection into his photos instead.

Masayuki’s work focuses on showing off the personalities of these street cats, from their lazy naps to their curious stares. He believes every cat has its own story and tries to tell it through his lens. For the artist, photographing cats isn’t just about getting a cute shot; it’s about understanding them and sharing a bit of their world with everyone else.

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Just like last time, Bored Panda reached out to Masayuki Oki, a Tokyo-based photographer with a unique focus: capturing the everyday lives and diverse personalities of the city’s stray cats.

Oki was captivated by the adaptive behavior of cats, especially their tactics to obtain food, which mirrored some of his own life’s challenges. He remarked, “Before starting cat photography, I didn’t know that cats go all out to charm their way into getting food. When I saw this behavior, even the proudest cats would act affectionately to achieve their goal. At that time, I was a corporate employee and not a very affable person. My work wasn’t going well, so I tried to apply the friendliness I learned from cats to improve it. Although it was too late to see any improvement, I learned it was an important lesson for me.”

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Despite the challenges posed by the declining stray cat population in Tokyo, Oki finds joy in every cat he meets. He shared, “I consider it lucky whenever I encounter a cat, so I’ve never felt any difficulty in photographing them. Even if I don’t get a good shot, I’m happy just to know that the cat is healthy. However, the number of cats in Tokyo is gradually decreasing due to TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) efforts. There are more days when I don’t encounter any cats. As a result, I have started going to cat islands for photography.”

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Masayuki acknowledges the impact of other photographers on his work while humorously considering cats as his primary instructors. “I learned the philosophy of photography from Masato Terauchi, a Japanese photographer famous for his pictures of Mount Fuji. Although I am self-taught in cat photography, sometimes I feel as if the cats are telling me to capture the moment, making them my photography teachers. Personally, I also love the photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson.”

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The photographer also expressed a deep desire to further understand and bond with cats, envisioning a world where he could communicate more directly with them. “The world of cats that I see is very limited, and I believe there is still much about their world that I don’t know. I don’t know what kind of moments those would be, but being considered a friend by a cat and being able to talk with them would be the most surprising and joyful experience.”

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Reflecting on his decade-long journey, Masayuki remains committed to spreading happiness through his photography. “I’ve been photographing cats for 10 years now. I’ve always hoped that my cat photos would bring happiness to people around the world, and I approach my photography with that belief. It might sound laughable, but my feelings about this haven’t changed. So, if I could hold a photo exhibition somewhere in the world and publish a photo book that brings happiness to someone, that would be great. I have an exhibition in Taipei in March, and I’ve received an offer to create a notebook with someone from Chile. I believe my dreams are gradually taking shape. Also, I hope to be able to photograph cats somewhere in the world.”

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Grandson Captures The Heartwarming Bond Between His Grandma And Her Shiba Inu In 31 Beautiful Pics

December 19, 2025

If you imagine spending your sunset years surrounded by stunning nature and with your best friend by your side, you’re not alone!

Japanese photographer Yasuto took a series of heartwarming and wholesome photos of his grandmother and her dog, a Shiba Inu. And in the background—the jaw-droppingly gorgeous landscape that the Land of the Rising Sun is known for.

Scroll down for Yasuto’s amazing photos and upvote your faves. Let us know what you think of them in the comments below. And for all of you feline lovers out there, when you’re done with this article, check out Bored Panda’s post about the Meow Meow Temple in Japan that’s full of cats. Yes, Japan is that awesome.

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Photographer Yasuto captured the friendship between his grandmother and her dog during different seasons. So the backdrop is spectacularly vibrant and different in every shot.

The photographer stated on Twitter that he regretted never having the chance to take photos of his grandfather. Which is why he made sure to snap lots of pics of his grandma! Incredibly wholesome, don’t you agree?

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For those of you who have always wanted to visit Japan and went starry-eyed at the sight of cherry blossoms in the pics (just like I did), you can find the forecast right here. At the time of writing, the forecast for sakura to bloom in Tokyo was between the 18th and the 26th of March.

And for those of you who couldn’t take your eyes off the Shiba Inu (just like me, again), you’re probably wondering what they’re like to raise.

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According to Shiba Shake (who, as their name suggests, are madly in love with these dogs), Shiba Inu are very independent and very clean. In fact, they’re more akin to cattos than doggos!

They’re easy to toilet train. They’re also excellent guard dogs. They’re as graceful as elves. And as energetic as hobbits. Or five-year-olds who ate too much candy. What’s more, Shiba Inu are incredibly bright, learn commands quickly, and have a larger than life personality! If this dog-cat hybrid sounds too perfect, you’re right. Shiba Inu can be very stubborn, a tad manipulative, and can be prone to fits of drama.

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I Want To Show That Adopted Dogs Are Beautiful So I Captured These 30 Photos

December 18, 2025

Hey. My name is Anne and I am a professional dog photographer from Austria. I have two rescued dogs from Romania, Yuri, and Finn. My mission is to give them the life they deserve and to recover their lost time. From the lonely Romanian streets to the most amazing places in the European wilderness.

Together we are discovering the world from crystal-clear lakes to endless fields of flowers, fairytale forests, thundering waterfalls, mountain peaks, and places above the clouds.

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I started taking photos of Yuri and Finn during our travels and adventures, to show all the people around the world a piece of their beautiful souls combined with breathtaking landscapes and to show how special and unique rescued dogs are.

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Due to Corona, we cannot travel how and whenever we want. Many suffer from wanderlust and that’s why I thought this is exactly the right time to publish this post. With these photos of my two lovely dogs, I want to take you on a little adventure, where you can start to dream and where you can forget the recent crazy time.

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A Glimpse Of Mumbai: 27 Powerful Street Photographs By Shanth Kumar

December 18, 2025

Some photographers have a way of making ordinary moments feel special, and Shanth Kumar is one of them. This street photographer, based in Mumbai, India, often captures everyday candid scenes and small details that might normally go unnoticed, but once you see them, they stay with you.

There’s something calm and honest about his work. In Shanth’s photography, nothing feels overdone or staged – just real moments, thoughtfully framed. Scroll down to explore a selection of his best images and take a closer look at the world through his lens.

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LINING THEM UP: A woman worker hangs up customers’ jeans to dry at Dhobi Ghat in Mahalakshmi.

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A boy attends school online while sleeping on a plastic traffic barricade on a street in Mumbai. Schools in Maharashtra are still shut as part of the Government’s fight against Covid-19.

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A boy playing around with his pet pullet at a beach in Mumbai.

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Badhwar Park beach is littered with mounds of plastic waste that has been washed ashore by the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, observed as world environment day . The sea throws back what you throw in.

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A woman selling colorful balloons at Girgaum Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai.

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A cat is seen being carried in a pet backpack, as it enjoys the journey at Dadar market in Mumbai and the view outside while not having to move a toe.

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Vast throngs of people gathered to pay homage to their deceased ancestors through prayer and food offerings on the last day of Pitru Paksh at Walkeshwar, Banganga in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 2024. In Hinduism, hair is a symbol of purity and devotion. Many Hindus believe that hair represents one’s connection to the divine. It is common for Hindus to offer their hair as a form of sacrifice or penance during religious rituals.

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Escaping the Heat: In the heart of Mumbai’s scorching heat, resourceful young boys find solace in an unlikely sanctuary—a discarded mattress perched atop a tree. A moment of resilience and creativity amidst the challenges of urban life.

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A tourist on a boat headed to Alibaug feeds a seagull near Gateway of India in Mumbai.

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Innocent humanity.

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An 8-year-old street performer walks a tightrope against the afternoon skyline of Mumbai’s Worli, Parel, balancing high above traffic as the sun flares behind her—a stark glimpse into the realities of childhood labor in the city.

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Bandra’s slums were hit by a brutal 4.78-meter high tide that didn’t just flood homes, it tore apart pavements, shattered any sense of safety, and left behind a trail of destruction.

What you see in these images isn’t just water damage; it’s a stark reminder of how exposed and forgotten our coastal communities are in the face of climate extremes. This isn’t just nature’s fury; it’s human neglect.

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A ragpicker collects plastic bottles and other waste from heaps of litter washed ashore at Badhwar Park, Colaba, Mumbai. This growing accumulation of plastic pollution along the city’s coastline poses a serious threat to marine life, local ecosystems, and public health. Experts warn that if urgent waste management and cleanup measures are not implemented, the delicate coastal environment could face long-term damage, disrupting biodiversity and impacting livelihoods dependent on fishing and tourism. The scene underscores the urgent need for stronger environmental policies and community action to address Mumbai’s mounting plastic crisis.

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A BMC worker scavanges beer cans and bottles from the nooks inside the tetrapods that are used to prevent erosion by the sea on Versova beach. Sea pollution is a major concern around the world, endangering sea life.

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Whipped by the wild waves! A large wave lashes people during high tide on the Bandra sea front, on Wednesday in Mumbai.

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As Mumbai slowly escapes the grips of Covid-19, a low key Diwali celebration is expected this year. A stray cat finds shelter under a cupboard on the street in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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An unexpected and special passenger during a rainy day in the streets of India.

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A broom stick seller and his young daughter share a moment under an umbrella turned upside down by strong winds near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Monday. Despite the heavy rain, the man continued his day’s work as the city braced for more downpours under a developing low-pressure system along the Konkan coast.

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At Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, children battling cancer find healing beyond medicine through daily yoga sessions. Held every morning at 9:30 AM, these hour-long classes, run by IMPaCCT Foundation in collaboration with Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, offer young patients emotional relief, improved sleep, and renewed strength. Guided by trained instructors, the program blends ancient tradition with modern science, giving families moments of peace amid intense treatment. For many, yoga is more than exercise, it’s hope, resilience, and joy. As music, dance, and play follow each session, these young warriors reclaim a piece of childhood, one breath at a time.

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A sudden burst of pre-monsoon showers swept across Mumbai on Tuesday evening, drenching neighborhoods. Thunder growled in the distance, lightning cut across the sky, and streets shimmered under the heavy rain.

In Chembur, a lone tortoise made its slow journey across a rain-soaked road, unfazed by the storm around it in a quiet symbol of resilience. Meanwhile, a young boy stood gazing at the ominous sky, moments before the clouds broke open.

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Over the years, air pollution in Mumbai has been on the rise. With levels reaching PM2.5 AQI 208 levels, if we do not start asking why we should breathe this air, now, it might be too late. With the pollution from vehicles and burning waste and energy, Mumbai’s lungs are choking.

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Joy ride : A man carries his dog for ride on his motor bike.

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In an audacious attempt, India performed its first-ever total bilateral or double-arm transplant – a major achievement in the surgical history of India. This is a first person account of photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar narrated as he went through the journey of the patient.

Imagine having lost both your arms in an accident in your sophomore years on the verge of adulthood. Add to it the predicaments of a proletariat family, and it is the perfect recipe for a tragic saga. This is exactly what happened to the erstwhile 18-year-old Prema. In the middle of 2008, during his summer holidays, he decided to help his family by working at a power station in his village and make some extra money. During that stint, in an unfortunate accident on June 28, Prema ended up losing both his arms, at the shoulder level, as 11000 volts passed through his arms and upper body.

Luckily for Prema, his life could be saved, but both his arms had to be amputated at the shoulders. In India, the concept of limb replacement is still not widespread. Considering the cost involved, along with the risk to life, people who have lost a single limb usually make do with their situation. Also, the post-operative care is expensive and exhaustive. Another important factor is that there are not many organ donors. For a double-arm replacement, the risks and other factors are just twice as much.

For Prema, the above factors worked out, and he also gained Dr. Satbhai as his confidante. Dr. Satbhai is a Plastic Reconstruction Surgeon, and he has been exposed to limb replacement for quite some time now. But doing a bilateral or double arm transplant was still a daunting task, as it had hitherto never been attempted in India. He decided to rise up to the occasion nevertheless.

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The Mumbai crowpati. A woman feeds crows on a promenade in Mumbai.

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A man tries to control his umbrella amid heavy rain and gusty wind in Mumbai on July 23, 2024.

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An artificial crane bird is silhouetted against the moon, the wolf moon, the first full moon of 2025, was visible in Mumbai on January 14, 2025 at around 3:57 AM. It was visible for a few nights, from Sunday evening into Wednesday morning.

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Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai between July 19-20. Rainfall data logged over three days (July 17-20) indicates that south Mumbai received 326mm of rains in a 72-hour span. In the 24 hours ending 8:30am on Saturday, July 20, rainfall recorded by the IMD Colaba observatory was 111mm, while the IMD Santa Cruz observatory recorded 93mm rainfall. Meanwhile, intense rain activity was reported on the morning of July 20, as per the IMD’s automatic weather stations.