Every great photographer has their dog photo
What is your photo? What is your story?
Elliott Erwitt passed away last week. There have been many tributes to this great photographer. Like this one from Magnum or this one from Process by Wesley Verhoeve. So good that I won't even try to write about how good and influential Elliott Erwitt was on photography.
About the dogs
What I do want to write about is a reaction
recently posted on one of my Instagram stories:
'“Every great photographer has their dog photo”
- Neil Milton
It was on this photo:
Though I do not call myself a great photographer, let alone compare my photo with those of the GOAT’s, I’m particularly fond of this photo.
The photo was a small gift, as I was aiming for the surfer - you can spot him right between the legs - as this dog came walking into the frame. The dog’s owner apologized for the dog ruining my shot, but I was just thrilled. It was what I was hoping for when I saw the dog running at the beach.
I’ve posted this photo, along with some others in one of October’s newsl…
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