Walter Chandoha\u2019s remarkable legacy as the 20th century\u2019s greatest pet photographer lives on in this sequel to his critically acclaimed Cats. Featuring over 60 breeds, photographed in a variety of styles and locations, the book includes color studio and environmental portraits, black-and-white street scenes, dogs roaming free in the countryside, and vintage dog shows. Each image brims with Chandoha\u2019s tenderness and empathy for these charming canines.<\/p>\n
The world appears to be divided into cat and dog lovers, but fortunately Walter Chandoha, the 20th century\u2019s greatest pet photographer found himself happily in the middle. He loved these intriguing creatures equally for their unique beauty and individualism, and as subjects to photograph in a career spanning over 70 years. While working on his critically acclaimed TASCHEN book Cats, Chandoha handpicked his favorite dog photos for a potential follow-up title, putting into carefully marked boxes hundreds of contact sheets, prints, and color transparencies, many unseen for at least 50 years, and some totally unseen.<\/p>\n
Chandoha sadly passed away in 2019 at the age of 98, but his legacy lives on in this dashing sequel dedicated to man\u2019s best friend. \u201cWalter Chandoha\u2019s photographs of dogs are compelling not just because dogs have an inherent charm, but because the person behind the camera was a master of his craft,\u201d writes the photography critic Jean Dykstra in the book\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n
We see terriers, collies, beagles, bloodhounds, poodles, small dogs, big dogs, show dogs, working dogs, and many more, featuring over 60 breeds photographed in both black-and-white and glorious Kodachrome.<\/p>\n
Spanning a 50-year period, the book is divided into six sections, and each chapter reveals Chandoha\u2019s exceptional combination of technique, versatility, and soul. The opening chapter \u201cIn the Studio\u201d focuses on formal portraiture; next it\u2019s \u201cStrike a Pose\u201d where our canine companions ham it up for the camera; in \u201cOut and About\u201d they get to roam and play, often photographed with Chandoha\u2019s own children; next it\u2019s \u201cBest in Show\u201d with Chandoha using his reportage skills to capture vintage dog shows from the Mad Men era; in \u201cTails from the City,\u201d the dogs are hitting the streets of mid-century New York; and in the closing chapter \u201cCountry Dogs,\u201d it\u2019s back to nature, the fields, and the beaches. Dogs is an unleashed photographic tribute to these lovable and loyal creatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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