Honorable Mention TOKYO-2016 Nature / Pets

Skeptical dogs

  • Photographer
    Elke Vogelsang

With my dog portraits I try to explore the different expressions and characters of dogs. It’s all about emotions and personality. I love the challenge to get funny, silly or sometimes even melancholic expressions. Of course, these are snapshots, a moment in time, captured in a fraction of a second. Often we have our own interpretation of those expressions. The dogs appear to be laughing or smiling or they look sad. Like all dog lovers I’m guilty of humanizing them. Here is my not so serious series “Skeptical dogs“ - an homage to their boundless patience with us