Fallen Princesses—Photographer Reimagines Disney Princesses' Lives Without The "Happily Ever After"

One of the best things about being a child is that, in every story, everyone always lives "happily ever after." But what if all the pretty princesses and their handsome princes didn't go on to have such perfect lives?

Dina Goldstein has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years. One of her most popular collections, "Fallen Princesses," imagines what the lives of Disney princesses might have been like if they didn't live "happily ever after."

Dina created the series in 2008. When she became a mother, Dina began to notice the fascination young girls seemed to have with Disney characters.

When Dina moved to Canada from Israel as a child, she didn't know much about Disney stories. But when she had her own daughter, she began to realize the impact "Disneyfied" stories had on young children.

"I began to imagine Disney's perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction, and self-image issues," Dina says. "Disney princesses didn't have to deal with these issues, and besides, we really never followed their life past their youth."

So, with limited funds, Dina started to assemble her photographic ideas, and the Fallen Princesses series was born. The images have since received global attention for their criticism of the Disney movies.

In an essay by Professor Jack Zipes, he says Dina "not only deflowers fairy tales with her tantalizing images but she also 'de-disneyfies' them." And we couldn't agree more!

The collection is both unique and undeniably captivating. Keep scrolling to see ten images from Dina's Fallen Princesses series.