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The Breed Photography Project A multi-year international endeavor to meet and photograph every dog breed and celebrate their rich histories through fine art photography.
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Our mission is to create a book to serve as a lasting visual record of every dog breed.

Should we release a calendar for 2027?
09/16/2026

Should we release a calendar for 2027?

The Story Behind The Photo If I could pick my favorite breed of dog to photograph it would probably be working Border Co...
09/15/2026

The Story Behind The Photo

If I could pick my favorite breed of dog to photograph it would probably be working Border Collies. There is nothing, and I really do mean nothing, as magical as watching a good Border Collie move sheep. I've heard it described as art, or a dance, we probably don't have a word for it but it gives me goose bumps every. single. time.

15 minutes up to road from us in Indian Valley Idaho lives arguably one of the greats in the world dog working sheepdogs, Robin Brown of Broken Circle Stock Dogs. You can likely imagine my delight when I got a call from her one day asking if I would come photograph her dogs for a website update.

Once we got off the phone together the first thing I did was call Trevor and literally squeak into the phone because we were going to get to go photograph sheepdogs!

It was an absolutely perfect Idaho evening with the late summer golden sun slowly dropping bellow the horizon. We photographed several of her dogs in the small arena and then, to finish the night, we took Ben down to the big field. That is where this photo was taken. I love the layers captured here, the dog fast and focused, the sheep quiet and relax, and in the very background you can see Robin orchestrating the whole operation.

Like many bulldogs the Campeiro Bulldog spent most of its history working as a catch dog in slaughterhouses. However in...
09/14/2026

Like many bulldogs the Campeiro Bulldog spent most of its history working as a catch dog in slaughterhouses. However in the 1970's the use of dogs for such purposes was banned in Brazil, this coupled with an increase in the popularity of imported breeds resulted in the Campeiro Bulldog's numbers falling nearly to the point of extinction. Fortunately a private breeding program was commenced to save the breed and numbers have gradually recovered. The breed was recognised by the Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia in 2001 and by the FCI in 2025.

When we touched down in Bologna Italy I saw one of these dogs just outside the airport waiting for a taxi and I was so e...
08/14/2026

When we touched down in Bologna Italy I saw one of these dogs just outside the airport waiting for a taxi and I was so excited as its was only the second time I had ever seen one. While at the World Dog Show we made contact with the club and were allowed to photographed a couple of the dogs that attended the show.

So everyone welcome the Tazy to the project.

Gamekeepers in the late 19th century had a difficult job; they were charged with protecting the precious game on their e...
08/02/2026

Gamekeepers in the late 19th century had a difficult job; they were charged with protecting the precious game on their employers' sprawling estates from poachers. Poachers were a dangerous lot. Knowing they faced severe fines, imprisonment, or even the noose, they were more than willing to inflict bodily harm if it meant escaping. Gamekeepers needed a dog that could track quietly, move quickly, and restrain poachers without mauling them until the gamekeeper could arrive.

No such breed existed at that time; Mastiffs were too lumbering and lacked the drive to run down and hold their quarry, while Bulldogs were too vicious. Carefully combining the two at a ratio of approximately 60% Mastiff to 40% Bulldog created what we know today as the Bullmastiff. Compact but dense, these dogs typically weigh between 100-130 pounds and exist in three colors: fawn, red, and brindle.

These dogs were exactly what gamekeepers needed. Accompanying them on their nightly patrols, the gamekeeper would rest his hand upon his Bullmastiff's head as they walked. When he felt the skin on the head start to wrinkle or furrow in concentration, he knew trouble was ahead. The gamekeeper would then send his Bullmastiff out ahead to use its nose to track down the poacher. Once close enough, the dog would sprint the last stretch and use its substantial weight to knock its quarry down like a bowling pin. Unlike other guardian breeds, the Bullmastiff would not savage its victims; it would simply hold or sit on the poacher until the gamekeeper arrived.

The Story Behind The PhotoThere are times when I am forced to push the limits of what is physically possible; sometimes ...
07/28/2026

The Story Behind The Photo

There are times when I am forced to push the limits of what is physically possible; sometimes that's pushing myself to drive for longer than anyone would consider sane, sometimes it's sleeping in the van in 100-degree heat, and sometimes its shooting in virtually no light.

That's what happened here. I had been shooting in Virginia when I was put in contact with a wonderful woman who had a Canaan Dog at a show about two hours south. There was no time to get there that evening, and the following morning I was supposed to start heading north into Pennsylvania for a midday shoot. How was I ever going to make the timing work on that?

At a different time of year, it wouldn't have been an issue, but the sun comes up later in the fall. To make things even more challenging, this dog had an 8am ring time; talk about time constraints.

Ever certain that things will simply work out, I drove down there and met this beautiful dog and his owner at the show at 7am. It was completely dark; like no way, no how can I photograph in this dark.

We walked up on top of the little hill at the show grounds so at least we are not in its shadow, and the sky is just starting to lighten. I'm not feeling optimistic, but I'm already there, so let's try. I've got the camera wide open at f1.4, the ISO is higher than I care to admit and I'm shooting at like 1/160th of a second.

The dog needs to get back down to the show, and at this point I'm just praying that we got something. But I don't even have time to look because I have to drive drive drive if I'm going to make it to my next shoot on time.

Wisconsin's State Dog - The American Water Spaniel With only an estimated 3000 animals in existence on any given day, th...
07/26/2026

Wisconsin's State Dog - The American Water Spaniel

With only an estimated 3000 animals in existence on any given day, this plucky spaniel and living, breathing, wiggling piece of US history is also one of our rarest dog breeds.

The breed was developed in the Fox and Wolf River Valleys in Wisconsin, where it served primarily as a retriever of waterfowl. Often owned by market hunters, these medium-sized dogs were prized for being small enough to comfortably ride in the punts and skiffs, that served as the hunters' transportation, while still being large enough and having the drive necessary to retrieve hundreds of times per day.

07/26/2026

Why am I doing this project?

One of the things I love most about dogs is their unguarded joy. You toss a ball, and they will go all out trying to run...
07/23/2026

One of the things I love most about dogs is their unguarded joy. You toss a ball, and they will go all out trying to run it down, then turn back and give you the biggest doggie grin possible.

What is your favorite thing about dogs?

Doggie Mail is more than a subscription—it's a monthly tradition.Every envelope is an invitation to discover something n...
07/22/2026

Doggie Mail is more than a subscription—it's a monthly tradition.

Every envelope is an invitation to discover something new, slow down for a few minutes, and share a little joy with someone else.

📖 Learn about a fascinating dog breed.
🎨 Take a creative break.
💌 Send a handwritten postcard to brighten someone's day.

Then do it all again next month.

Because sometimes the smallest traditions become the ones we look forward to the most. 🐶📬

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