I have always looked at streets as a place for people. Well, that may not be totally correct given how many people are at the other end of a leash. Other than cute puppy pictures, I find it difficult to take pictures of dogs as part of my street photography. The traditional search for "master looking like his dog" does not excite me.
I have however taken a few dog pictures in an attempt to define a social moment. Be that an old bulldog waiting for his master who is visiting a shop, or a proud mix-of-a-dog wearing a painter's beret at a dog show, I always try to make the dog a representative of the story rather than the subject of a photograph.
The first photo was taken with an Ukrainian Salyut medium format camera and an expired Chinese Lucky film. The defects on the negative seem to make the peaceful slumber of these two dogs even more peaceful. Picture taken on a lake in Virginia.
The second is that famous bulldog waiting for his master. Don't you have the feeling that he has gone through this experience before? Picture from Fells Point, Maryland.
The third is from a Baltimore dog show. There is something cocky in that little dog's eyes, especially given the poster behind him!
The final one is about serenity and love. The wipers on the car seem to provide a perfect outlook to the snowy weekend. A split-second clicking on my Mamiya 645 to capture the tenderness. Taken in Columbia, Maryland.
©Vahé Kazandjian, 2013
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