This photographer captures the 'beauty of dogs'
The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is a time for abandoning all other activities and looking at endless photos of pups. One photographer, Elias Weis Friedman (or @thedogist), has made it so much easier with his photo documentary series "about the beauty of dogs."
His series captures photos of dogs just as they are, full head-tilt, snoot in the lens, tongue lapping at the air — just being dogs. Friedman even has a book, The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs, which is just pages and pages of dog portraits. Talk about a comfort read.
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This week, Friedman is at the Westminster show, taking some personal portraits of pooches at what is basically doggie fashion week. In a world where you're told to model, pose, and dress to impress judges, it's always a little freeing to just stick your tongue out and let the camera snap.
Perfect paws.
Taj, Bernese Mountain Dog (19 m/o), #WKCDogShow, New York, NY • "He sired his first litter today."
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Last-minute lash check.
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What?
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Glitz.
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Being coddled like a puppy helps with pre-show jitters.
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