30 Amusing Dog Pics Captured By A Street Photographer Who Is A Pro At Spotting Perfectly Timed Moments

This is not the first time Porsz is taking over the internet with his innovative and interesting photography projects. A few years ago, the artist tracked down hundreds of unique characters he had captured in the '80s to recreate their photos for a successful project titled “Reunions” that took 7 years to complete. We reached out to Chris Porsz to find out about the inspiration and message behind his new hit project “Barking!”

“In the early eighties, I looked for characters who stood out from the crowd, such as the teddy boys, punks and, by chance, a few dog photos. Busy raising a family and my new career as a paramedic, I then packed up for 25 years, until I discovered the magic of digital photography. One surreal man-dog image taken by the photographer Elliot Erwitt in New York depicting a bulldog sat on its owner’s knee, inspired me to start looking for more hilarious dogs.” – Porsz said.

“This book is my quirky take on our best friends and the great thing about taking their pictures is, unlike people, they never complain.” – Said the photographer. – “’Barking!’ depicts mutts and pedigrees in all shapes and sizes from New York to Paris to Skegness and, of course, my home town of Peterborough. I frequently cut off the owners to give the dogs a center-stage. However, at times I will keep the owner in, to show the intimate relationship with their best friends.”

Porsz admits that dogs are often more interesting models than people, especially when caught off guard. “Many pictures are candid but, just like my people images, I often find the best are when the dog sees me and spontaneously reacts. I therefore actively look for eye contact, sometimes by speaking in their language with a little bark or a woof. All the world’s a stage so with serendipity on my side, I just wait for the right dog to walk on and snap! My quest would involve round trips of hundreds of miles, but I often returned with not even a sausage dog. My dogged persistence would pay off when I was rewarded with the book cover images. The front cover from NY is probably the best I have ever taken so quite proud of it.”

“I walk and stalk for miles, get down to their level with a wide-angle lens, set to a fast shutter speed, fire away and hope. Sometimes I have got too close to snarling dogs, unhappy owners or to a Yorkie that cocked its leg over me and my camera,” – Porsz shared his struggles as a street photographer.