Photographer Nikita Teryoshin is a cat person. Out of all the things he could photograph during a trip to Bangkok, he decided to spend a week devoted to stray cats. Then he published the shots in a limited edition magazine called “Catzine,” featuring feline faces only.
The cats in the photos look different from our cute, lazy pets—they’re more like wild animals fighting for survival.
“My idea was to create a counterpoint to meme cats on the internet,” Teryoshin says. “The series isn’t your typical Instagram cat content. These cats are not pampered, groomed, and pushed around in strollers.”
This project ended up teaching Teryoshin more about humans than about cats. When he was feeding strays in Saint Petersburg, some residents yelled at him because they were afraid the cats would scratch their cars. On the other hand, he saw a lot of people feeding them in poorer areas of Bangkok.
With the photos, Teryoshin wants to celebrate the lives of these street cats, creatures often forg...
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