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The Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository is live!

You can find it at: https://www.animal-photo-references.com!

Here's how this repository works: all photos were taken by me, a human, at zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, and other facilities with animals in human care. There is no AI involved in the photo editing or creation and there never will be. Right now there's 56 species on the site; my catalog has over 300 and I will be uploading the rest of them as fast as I can.

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use these references. Yes, even for work you're going to sell.

All other usage/reproduction requires permission, but assume I'm friendly and please do ask! That's educators, researchers, the media, people who need images for a school presentation, etc. This is just to retain copyright/control in case they're scraped/reused unethically - it doesn't meant I don't want folk to have access! So please do reach out via the contact form on the repository website, I don't bite and I'm most likely going to say yes.

Please don't repost the repository photos to your own blogs: I've created @animalphotorefs as a dedicated blog to share photos from the site, and of course I'll reblog a lot of it here! That again just helps with retaining copyright and sourcing of the images. If you really want to repost some for a specific purpose, please just ask me first!

Also, folks, this project has no funding. It's just me and my camera.

There will never be a paywall on the site - I believe resources like this absolutely must be free for everyone to access. So please, please, please support the repository if you use it. Want sneak peeks at photos, cute videos I take, or to help choose what I photograph and what gets posted first? You can do that through Patreon (and there's a free trial on the most interactive tier!) If you'd like to just drop a tip, I've also set up a Ko-Fi.

I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the repository.

To whet your thirst for cute photos, here's an Indian rhinoceros contemplating a goose.

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Here is a yearly redraw in digital!

Tried to account value and make good composition. Because I don't usually work with this. Happy how it turned out :з

2024/2023/2022

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And here is yearly redraw in traditional

I still don't use coloured pencils as much, but I'm satisfied with the result. Especially comparing with past year

2 and 3 images are 2023 and 2022

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And two last attacks that I was too late to publish. But I PM to owners with Google drive link with art

Characters belongs to Lemon_Sharks (https://artfight.net/~Lemon_Sharks) and Notyetafemboy (https://artfight.net/~Notyetafemboy)

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Attack on @plaiesancier

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Revenge on Raflimmm1 (https://artfight.net/~Raflimmm1)

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Attack on @astarcis 🌠

For some reason I feel pressure to draw for artist with big audience. But on Art fight I don't feel it. So because of this made an attack on of my favourite artist <з

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Attack on WaveOtter (https://artfight.net/~WaveOtter)

Just a kitty with butterfly

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Attack on @diamondzart !

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Attack on AquaDraws (https://artfight.net/~AquaDraws)

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Attack on Neptunes_Nebula (https://artfight.net/~Neptunes_Nebula)

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First attack on Art Fight!

Character belongs to @fr0wnybrownie

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Unexpectedly, I'm taking a part in Art Fight :D

I'll try to attack as much as to my possibilities. I always wanted to take a participation

https://artfight.net/~Kiyogul

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Sunny mountains☀️

At the beginning of June I walked to the mountains and got inspiration to draw them. Plus drew Storyshift Toriel so it didn't look empty

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"Oh no, you encountered a wild Nopasiph! And he is certainly not happy, that you are on his territory. He gave a warning with "petals", so you can leave peacefully. Unless, you'll face his rage!"

Got inspired by another photography of flower, this time Phalaenopsis. Really love how background and creature came out owo

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Got inspired by a flower named Desert pea (Swainsona formosa). It's black part really looked like a dog nose, so why not give this though a go?

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Old birthday gift for friend