"Dog Dogs"
by Elliott Erwitt
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714838055/wendysmall Nearly every one of the 500 black-and-white pictures in this
book is a miraculous blend of composition and content,
placing photographer Elliott Erwitt right up there with the
other postwar, 20th-century masters of moment and meaning.
Erwitt writes in his introduction, "This is not a book of
dog pictures but of dogs in pictures." It is the photograph
that counts, above and beyond its subject, for the
photographer of genius. But Erwitt is bound to be called a
sentimentalist because he photographs dogs, whom we, in our
species-centric way, tend to think of as, well, animals. If
Erwitt proves anything, however, it is that our close
relationship with these furry fellow travelers is due to
mutual resemblance. This book captures the pleasures of our
loyal,
dependent friends, as well as their sorrows and
disappointment when they are forced to adapt to human
callousness, neglect, or even love.