Anastasiya Dobrovolskaya, 30, is a Moscow-based photographer who pairs human beings and beasts in her extraordinary shots. Her work explores the connections between humans, often young women, and animals through her dreamy, almost magical portraits. Her unique hybrid of subject matter makes her work stand out from the ordinary. Set in fairytale-esque scenery, often forests or snowy landscapes, remarkable models, often possessing distinctive traits, are paired with equally remarkable animal friends. Those animals range from majestic horses, goats, and stags, to powerful bears, tigers, lamas, and even bats. Perusing through her incredible portfolio, one might think she composes her shots using feature film special effects or CGI; but the subjects are entirely real, captured from her lens. Anastasiya started her career in July 2018. She’d made three prior attempts to get her photography work off the ground but failed. Then she received an invite from a woman who needed a …