If you're a dog owner, chances are high you've done exactly what German photographer Sandra Müller has done – anthropomorphize your four-legged friend, and possibly even dressed them up in fancy attire. Müller's own dog, Maja, was the inspiration behind her book, Dog People (published by teNeues).
The book provides creative, and often hilarious photographic answers to the question: “What kind of person would this dog be?” Müller says that the book is not meant to be a fashion show for dogs and dog owners. Instead, it's a thought experiment designed to answer the preceding question.
A colorful parade of dogs, from Giant Schnauzers to Pugs, from registered purebreds to street mutts, each image also includes a humorous description of the subject explaining how the outfit was chosen. Dog People features 83 wonderful dog portraits revealing a panoply of human characters.
About Sandra Müller
Sandra Müller, 23, bought her first SLR camera at age 14. She has been a big animal lover since childhood – from guinea pigs to her aunt’s dog, with whom she spent entire summer vacations. Today, she is the proud owner of Maja, the “most beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog mix in the world”. Having found her calling in photography, she specialises in portraits of people and dogs. She feels it is very important to capture the unique personality of each of her subjects, two-legged or four-legged, in each shot. Müller lives in Haimendorf (near Nuremberg), Germany.
