Vincent J Musi is a freelance photographer, who collaborates with many companies, including National Geographic, Time magazine, and the New York Times. During his career, he has travelled across the world photographing diverse subjects—from Route 66 to global warming, life under volcanoes, illegal immigration, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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The project of his that has interested me the most is his studio portraits of his friends' and neighbours' dogs. His aim is to read the dogs' behaviour and capture the moment that their personality and unique 'essence' shines through.
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I was particularly taken by this project because of my own interest in animal portraiture and dogs. The idea of dogs having their own unique personalities and being able to capture this is an interesting concept; one that I enjoy trying to recreate myself with dogs that I meet.
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“There is a moment when I sense this energy I am trying to convey. There is this nobility. If people can see [in these dogs] what their owners do, that’s good,” “ I get a very human kind of feeling when I come away them. I don’t want to talk about them as breeds. I want to talk about them as personalities.” |