Tag: dog dogs

Elliott Erwitt: Dachsund Photo and Twitter Contest

No words can express how much I love this newly released photo by Elliott Erwitt, one of the greatest photographers of the 20th and 21st century. The fact that Erwitt has devoted some of his extraordinary talent to photographing dogs, makes him, IMO, the greatest dog photographer ever.

Readers of this blog know I have featured him before and raved about him often. But there has been a limited amount of his images available on the Web. That has changed. This week, German publishing house teNeues announced the launch of a new Elliot Erwitt Website featuring never before seen exclusive Erwitt photographs and a chance to interact with the iconic photographer himself via Twitter. Here’s how it works; visit the website and choose a photo. Click on the photo to take you to Twitter where you write a caption for the image. Then, Elliot Erwitt will choose his favorite and the winner will receive a copy of one of his books.

I am not surprised that Erwitt has embraced social networking. His photographs are exceptional because he looks at life with fresh eyes every time he takes a shot. Experimenting with new technology and paths of promotion is an extension of that openness, that inquisitive nature. And it is yet another aspect of what makes him the best.

P.S. teNeues promises to release more Elliott Erwitt dog photographs as the Website evolves. I will keep you posted.

More posts about Elliot Erwitt:

“First Contact” at Silverstein Photography

Elliott Erwitt’s Needle Felted Dog by Domenica More Gordon

April 30, 2010
William Wegman: Fay

Retriever by William Wegman, 1994

It's not to late to see William Wegman: Fay at the Allentown Art Museum in PA. The show "celebrates the artistic partnership of Wegman and
his beloved canine muse, Fay Ray. For ten years (1986-1995), their
lives were creatively entwined, resulting in a brilliant body of photographic
work for which Wegman and Fay are especially known.
Their odyssey as partners in art and in life is explored in a rich array
of photographs,
many of which have rarely or never been exhibited publicly."

Show runs until September 7, 2008.

Also, the museum is offering a special Dog Days Promotion through the end of August. Visitors with admission receipts from the Allentown Art Museum receive $2.00 off the exhibition fee for Elliot Erwitt: Dog Dogs at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA. Very cool.

See some of my favorite Elliot Erwitt photos here.

August 18, 2008
Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs

New York City, 1946

Elliott Erwitt is one of my favorite photographers, and not just because dogs frequently appear in his work. I think there’s something about his outsider roots, he was born in Paris to Russian parents and emigrated to America in 1939, that allows him to capture the details of daily life and distill a sense of time and place into one image. That, and his street level perspective of 1970’s New York mirrors my own street level memories of “the city” during that era before Disney owned Times Square and the Gap set up shop on every street corner.

London, England, 1966

Philadelphians have a wonderful opportunity to see more that 60 Erwitt dog images at the James A. Michner Art Museum’s show, Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs , starting April 26 and running until August 31, 2008. For the rest of us, Erwitt’s beautifully designed website is great place to lose yourself in his exquisite photos spanning five decades, and his book, Dog Dogs, is available here. Enjoy!

Ballycotton, Ireland, 1968

New York City, 1974

New York City, 1973

Paris, France, 1989

On a side note, I found this great photography blog while searching for Erwitt dogs, Photo Of The Day. Very cool.

April 24, 2008