Legendary National Geographic photographer, Vincent J Musi, decided to take a year off from traveling the world to spend a year at home with his teenage son. During that time, Musi discovered a love for photographing more domestic subjects, namely dogs and even opened up a dog portrait studio during that year in his South Carolina hometown. Musi is quite active on Instagram and has turned his newfound craft into a book aptly entitled "Year of the Dogs", which is due to be released on September 17, 2019. The book is for sale on Amazon.
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Grab some tissues, because we're about to turn on the feels. Every soldier deserves this kind of welcome home.
Frank Olinsky is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator who started taking photos of dogs waiting for their owners around is Brooklyn Neighbourhood in New York back in 2007. On his Tumblr page, he writes: "I had started to notice dogs waiting for their owners to come out of coffee shops and delis. I also noticed how individually each dog was responding to this brief separation. I felt compelled to document this contemporary urban phenomenon".
World's ugliest dog contest is an annual event that shows off all those dogs with less than desirable features but with lots of love to give. The contest is held every year in California and this time, the champion was Scamp the Tramp. So here are 5 things you should know about this adorable doggo.
When Twitter user @baby_b0nes asked people to share the "least flattering" pictures of their pets, they delivered and turned it into hilarious thread.
These pooches put on their best fairy tale gear to attend Helen Woodward Animal Center's 7th Annual Puppy Prom. Each year, the animal rescue throws this adorable event to give shelter alumni a chance to celebrate finding a forever home with a big dance. Along with raising awareness about the joy pet adoption brings to animals and humans alike, this highly-anticipated also gives former Helen Woodward residents a chance to reunite with their favorite volunteers and litter mates that were adopted out to different families.
This is Jason "Jay" Hardesty, a UPS driver who defines himself as "easily entertained". And by entertainment he means taking photos with the cutest doggos he meets along his routes in New Orleans and it's just too adorable. It started two years ago when he got moved to a new route in a younger neighborhood and started sharing on his instagram pagewith more than 47K followers.
Fred Josephson Jr. is a dog lover and the powerhouse behind Josephson Hardwoods. He's the third generation proprietor of the family business, keeping the hardwoods gleaming, the dad jokes flowing, and the weekly dog photos popping on the company's Facebook page. When Fred Jr's son, Dillon, gave his dad a shoutout on Twitter, the dog lovers of social media went wild. We hopped over to Josephson Hardwood Floors on Facebook and pulled together some of our very favorite employees of the week for you to enjoy. This is so cute!
Not that we need any more proof that a dog's love is pure but it never hurts to have even more evidence! Enjoy these 20 heart-warming photos!
The person who took these fantastic pictures is Jess Bell and they're magical since they capture each and every dog's personality through the beautiful colors.
From his website: "I recently organized some of my very talented dog-owning friends (and their exceptional pups of course) to participate in colored powder photo shoots in order to experiment with a new technique I wanted to try out. The results are bright, crisp and dynamic! These photos are turning heads all over the internet. These crazy colors and dynamic swirls are captured in-camera in real time and on location. As a result, every single image is unique and highlights the amazing differences between how dogs of various breeds and body shapes move. The powder acts as a perfect action amplification device". For more, visit his instagram page.
Think of a shar-pei and the first thing that probably comes to mind is "wrinkles." Lots and lots of wrinkles. And we just love them this way!
Erika Tcogoeva, a photographer from St. Petersburg, Russia, is a big husky lover. On her instagram page, she shares photos that show the incredible connection she has with these beautiful dogs and now we all can get a good portion of Husky-cuteness.
Doggo lovers never get tired of watching dogs being smart, silly, and playful all at once but do you ever want to see doggos just being natural doggos in a natural, random environment? That is what you find on the Tumblr page Dogs of Google Street View. It has a massive collection of unknowing dogs, and owners too, caught by Google's street cameras. These might not be photo-standard, but the best thing is you get to see dogs from all over the world. Via: Rearfront
Surf's Up!
Enjoy these photos of dogs and their humans participating in the 10th annual surf dog contest in Huntington Beach, California. The canine competitors competed for numerous titles, including special achievement awards such as "WDSC Spirit of Surfing Award" and the "WDSC Shredder of the Year Award." They are all true champs!
