November 21, 2011
Dog Portfolio: Homage to Elliot Erwitt Elliot Erwitt is one of the great photographers of our time. Many of his thousands of black and white images taken around the world have achieved iconic status. Erwitt is also a dog lover, and wherever he has been, whatever his assignment, he has had an astonishing eye for capturing wonderful photographs of dogs. In his book “Dog Dogs” he has collected 500 images dated from 1952 to1998. P.G. Wodehouse wrote in the Introduction to this book: “”What superb photographs these are. It does one good to look at them. There is not one sitter in his gallery who does not melt the heart.”   As Elliot himself said: “This is not a book of dog pictures but of dogs in pictures.” I also am passionate about dogs, as you know if you have followed this blog. My aspiration, my ambition, is ultimately to put together a color portfolio of “dogs in pictures” that will meet the standards of Erwitt’s photography.  I have started to gather some of my favorite images, and include them here. Click on the photo to see the album.

Dog Portfolio: Homage to Elliot Erwitt

Elliot Erwitt is one of the great photographers of our time. Many of his thousands of black and white images taken around the world have achieved iconic status. Erwitt is also a dog lover, and wherever he has been, whatever his assignment, he has had an astonishing eye for capturing wonderful photographs of dogs. In his book “Dog Dogs” he has collected 500 images dated from 1952 to1998. P.G. Wodehouse wrote in the Introduction to this book: “”What superb photographs these are. It does one good to look at them. There is not one sitter in his gallery who does not melt the heart.”   As Elliot himself said: “This is not a book of dog pictures but of dogs in pictures.”

I also am passionate about dogs, as you know if you have followed this blog. My aspiration, my ambition, is ultimately to put together a color portfolio of “dogs in pictures” that will meet the standards of Erwitt’s photography. 

I have started to gather some of my favorite images, and include them here.

Click on the photo to see the album.

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