Not always a happily ever after: Artist depicts Disney princesses as victims of addiction and abuse in powerful photo series
- WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
- Philadelphia photographer Shannon Dermody uses Disney princesses to depict harrowing instances of issues like domestic abuse and drug addiction
- Among the images are Belle of Beauty & the Beast as a victim of sexual abuse, Snow White as an alcoholic and Tiana as a victim of police brutality
The Disney princesses are usually considered to be the embodiment of innocence and happiness.
But now an artist has created versions of the childhood favorite characters that have had their innocence yanked away, with graphic images representing everything from drug addiction to domestic abuse.
The unnamed project was created by Philadelphia photographer Shannon Dermody as a class assignment, and described its goal as 'to show awareness to world problems with characters in a nine image series.'
![Behind closed doors: Belle of Beauty & the Beast is depicted as a victim of domestic abuse in a new photo series by Philadelphia photographer Shannon Dermody](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDD2C00000578-0-image-a-22_1494186760155.jpg)
Behind closed doors: Belle of Beauty & the Beast is depicted as a victim of domestic abuse in a new photo series by Philadelphia photographer Shannon Dermody
![Down for the count: Snow White is seen having passed out after a drinking binge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDD0E00000578-0-image-a-21_1494186758270.jpg)
Down for the count: Snow White is seen having passed out after a drinking binge
The photos are graphic, some showing blood drawn from violence or abuse of drugs in raw, at times shocking, situations.
Each of the nine images in the series address a separate issue - and star a different lookalike model dressed as a Disney princess.
Belle is shown to be a victim of domestic abuse, with a bruise and scratch-covered face, as the Beast stands ominously behind her in shadow, handing her a rose.
![Damage done: The Little Mermaid's Ariel is left floating in rubbish as a victim of pollution](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDD3300000578-0-image-a-23_1494186762667.jpg)
Damage done: The Little Mermaid's Ariel is left floating in rubbish as a victim of pollution
![Story to tell: Tiana from the Princess and the Frog is depicted as a shooting victim in an instance of police brutality](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDD1E00000578-0-image-a-25_1494186787567.jpg)
Story to tell: Tiana from the Princess and the Frog is depicted as a shooting victim in an instance of police brutality
![Taking a toke: Jasmine of Aladdin is shown as a tobacco smoker in the nine-image series](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDD1600000578-0-image-a-26_1494186791175.jpg)
Taking a toke: Jasmine of Aladdin is shown as a tobacco smoker in the nine-image series
Alcoholism is represented by Snow White, who is shown in a photo lying face down on a mattress on a floor, her hand wrapped around an empty liquor bottle - and surrounded by several more.
Ariel of the Little Mermaid is made a victim of pollution in the series, photographed floating in water among debris including plastic bottles and candy wrappers.
One of the more graphic images depicts police brutality by showing Tiana from the Princess and the Frog lying dead on the pavement, with her pulse being checked by a man standing over her, holding the gun.
![Real problems: A model dressed as Merida from Pixar's Brave is shown shooting heroin in a dirty bathroom](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDCFC00000578-0-image-a-27_1494186800030.jpg)
Real problems: A model dressed as Merida from Pixar's Brave is shown shooting heroin in a dirty bathroom
![Broken: Cinderella is seen as a victim of sex trafficking, while Aurora of Sleeping Beauty is a battered rape victim abandoned outdoors](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/21/3FFCDCF400000578-0-image-m-42_1494190512887.jpg)
![Broken: Cinderella is seen as a victim of sex trafficking, while Aurora of Sleeping Beauty is a battered rape victim abandoned outdoors](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/21/3FFCDCED00000578-0-image-m-44_1494190525634.jpg)
Broken: Cinderella is seen as a victim of sex trafficking, while Aurora of Sleeping Beauty is a battered rape victim abandoned outdoors
![Serious issues: The last image of the graphic series depicts suicide using Rapunzel](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/07/20/3FFCDCE600000578-0-image-a-29_1494186812711.jpg)
Serious issues: The last image of the graphic series depicts suicide using Rapunzel
Addiction is also covered in the photos, with Jasmine from Aladdin shown sitting on a carpet smoking tobacco and Merida of Pixar's Brave injecting heroin on a dingy bathroom floor.
Locked in chains on a floor with her mascara smeared by tears, Cinderella is depicted as a victim of sex trafficking, while Aurora of Sleeping Beauty appears as a rape victim, left bruised in a street.
The last image depicts Rapunzel as the representation of suicide, having been hung with her famous gold tresses.
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