{"id":794360,"date":"2026-10-07T02:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/794360\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:28:28","slug":"photographer-elizaveta-porodina-turns-her-luminous-lens-to-insects-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/794360\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer Elizaveta Porodina Turns Her Luminous Lens to Insects \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps best known for her luminous portraits in collaboration with legacy magazines and fashion houses, photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/porodina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Elizaveta Porodina<\/a> has also captured the smaller, yet no less striking, creatures walking this planet. Commissioned for the climate-focused publication Atmos, a radiant series of images highlights beetles, butterflies, and mantises in her signature ethereal style and saturated color. The body of work focuses on the concept of biomimicry and accompanies <a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.earth\/science-and-nature\/surrounded-by-genius-lessons-from-nature-on-great-design-biomimicry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a feature on Janine Benyus<\/a>, who coined the term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The portraits shown here are also included in Porodina\u2019s new monograph Found Dreams, edited by Nadine Barth and released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/827440\/elizaveta-porodina-by-elizaveta-porodina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Prestel<\/a>, alongside her more cinematic, fashion-focused imagery. Pick up your copy from <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/96\/9783791394800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bookshop<\/a>, and dive into an archive of her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elizavetaporodina\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-1.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of an insect \" class=\"wp-image-478336\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Return,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Return,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Return,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-3.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of an insect and a bubble\" class=\"wp-image-478337\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Return,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-4.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of ants\" class=\"wp-image-478338\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Dreaming Body\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Dreaming Body\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Dreaming Body\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-7.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of an insect\" class=\"wp-image-478340\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Dreaming Body\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Threshold Dreams\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Threshold Dreams\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Threshold Dreams\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-5.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of a butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-478341\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Threshold Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-478318\" title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/porodina-2.jpg\" alt=\"a saturated photo by Elizaveta Porodina of an insect and a bubble\" class=\"wp-image-478342\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Magical Dream,\u201d featured in Atmos (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Hide advertising<\/p>\n<p>Save your favorite articles<\/p>\n<p>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Receive members-only newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perhaps best known for her luminous portraits in collaboration with legacy magazines and fashion houses, photographer Elizaveta Porodina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,261443,96,5133,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-794360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-elizaveta-porodina","tag-entertainment","tag-insects","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}