Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyVladimir Putin loves projecting the image of a strongman, whether it is by riding bare-chested on a horse or striding through the bush, also shirtless, with a rifle in his hands, playing the role of the great white hunter for the Kremlin’s photographers. While the resulting photos often trigger mockery abroad, he is convinced that they work to his advantage at home, reinforcing the notion that he exudes so much raw power that he canno