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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Couldn't find a source for this image online (original) to tell whether it is AI or real...but this is some really cool shit for sure

I did find a similar(but less stylized) image on a blog using the wayback machine...this is definitely real and she is definitely wearing a stylish outfit and some makeup

https://web.archive.org/web/20140129150537im_/http://keenonkyrgyzstan.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/imgp4549-e1290841578411.jpg?w=600&h=903

Articles I found:

https://kahwailin.com/kazakh-eagle-hunters-in-mongolia/

https://www.svidensky.com/projects/the-eagle-huntress

https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/eagle-hunters-of-kazakhstan/e5be9e5a-d051-44ef-81fa-9d27ebc72a82