World-known photographer and artist, Natalie Karpushenko finds a true connection with the feminine principle, in method and subject. You can feel it in her work. The next several pages offer an experience of her inspired sensitivity. Witness what comes from slowing down to linger in the present moment. Yield to nature with curiosity and courage.

Her work is planned, but never forced. She lovingly guides but waits for the meaningful moments to flourish as “human in nature and the nature in human.” Each image is a moment held in time. What we feel is timeless, the wild woman seizing her wilderness from a place of love, not fear.

“I was born and raised in Kazakhstan. From a very young age I adored drawing, painting and animals. Instead of watching cartoons l was watching Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. I also used to rescue ill cats from the street, revive them, and place them in loving homes. Somewhere along the way, I became fascinated with whales. Swimming with them became my biggest dream — one I never expected to come true.