From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this series and contributor remarks reflect their original publication period.

WonderLand by Nadav Bagim

Photo series ‘WonderLand’ by Nadav Bagim.

Nadav Bagim has created a magical wonderland of giant toadstools, pastel skies and brightly-colored flora in which insects and other critters roam.
The Wonderland series presents a remarkable creativity and originality and by using a unique but rather simple and elegant artificial lighting and household objects, from vegetables to plastic bags, Nadav was able to capture all those photos in camera
without digital manipulation.

In a miniature studio on his kitchen table, he captured praying mantises on mars, romantic snails kissing on a coconut hill, and lots of other surreal scenes.

The original 2014 contributor profile said the small animals were found locally and unharmed during the project; this is the artist’s statement from that time, not an independently checked welfare claim.

See Nadav Bagim’s photography site for current work.

Seedling against a bright pastel skySavePraying mantis silhouette against green lightSaveSnail beside a curled plant stem against pinkSaveTiny insect on leaf against blueSaveInsect silhouette atop a hill at sunriseSaveSmall lizard curling around a plant stemSaveLizard reaching upward against a bright skySaveLadybug on a snail shellSaveLizard peering over a logSaveSilhouetted small creatures against round moonlightSaveSmall creature in a red miniature landscapeSaveTwo snails facing each other under pink lightsSaveTiny mantis in a staged space sceneSaveAnt on moss against sparkling green backdropSaveInsect perched on a pink flowerSaveBee hovering over mossSaveMiniature mushrooms in a colorful staged sceneSaveTwo snails on a mossy hillSaveMushroom-like forms against bright blueSaveMillipede crossing beneath pink bokehSave