First published 2018
Photographer Elias Weiss Friedman loads his Nikon camera and fills his pockets with dog treats. He puts on pants with kneepads and thick rubber-toed shoes built for squatting. He grabs a squeaky tennis ball and heads out to the streets. His mission spans four years of hunting for the perfect puppy subjects. Friedman photographs fuzzy faces and small furry bodies from birth through age one. His lens captures oversized paws and droopy ears. He shoots puppies getting belly rubs and others puzzled by their own tails. Some puppies play while others collapse from exhaustion. He photographs litters with their mothers and puppies paired with children. His subjects wear fancy clothes or medical cones. Friedman studies specific breeds including Border Collies, Westies, French Bulldogs, Huskies, Boxers, and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. The paperback edition follows his bestselling first book. The collection celebrates the charm and vulnerability of very young dogs through hundreds of portraits.
Genres: art, animals, dogs, non-fiction, biography-memoir, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: found-family
304 pages · Paperback · Artisan