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DOGS ARE THE STARS!
Elke Vogelsang, based in Hildesheim, Germany, is a professional photographer who mainly shoots people and pets. In her spare time she snaps photographs of her dogs Noodles, Ioli and Scout. 'We always had dogs in our family and my mother is a photography enthusiast herself,' Vogelsang writes. 'So I always had a camera with me on all school excursions and holidays. Therefore, dogs and photography always played a major part in my life.' Vogelsang also says she wanted to be able to capture the 'beauty and character' when she got first dog Noodles. She says photography also offered a creative outlet after the illness of a family member. Vogelsang writes that she refers to dogs Noodles, Loli and Scout as her 'photography companion dogs.'
'Since all three of my own dogs are so very different in character, it’s still very fascinating to try to predict their behaviour or to see how you can translate an idea into a photograph with them,' she says.
It also doesn't seem like Vogelsang will switch professions anytime soon. 'I could spend all day taking photos of dogs,' she writes. 'I never get tired of their beauty, energy and patience. One of the most exciting parts of my job is to get to know so many different characters among my animal models. Each and every one of them is so unique and amazing. Every photo session is unpredictable and I love the surprises and challenges.'
It also doesn't seem like Vogelsang will switch professions anytime soon. 'I could spend all day taking photos of dogs,' she writes. 'I never get tired of their beauty, energy and patience. One of the most exciting parts of my job is to get to know so many different characters among my animal models. Each and every one of them is so unique and amazing. Every photo session is unpredictable and I love the surprises and challenges.'
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Joshua Suda's paintings range from zoomed-in images of eyeballs to vintage rumpled portraits to quirky self-portraits, each showcasing a different set of skills. While one of the most popular critiques of hyperrealism is its lack of originality, Suda proves he's got the technical and creative chops to pull off his signature brand of hyperrealism with a twist. "I paint pictures," Suda wrote in an email to the Huffington Post. "I have a strong desire, a drive to create, and by circumstance paint is the vehicle I use. At the easel there is meditation, maybe some insanity that takes place. Sometimes I praise it, sometimes it's my scapegoat. there is a yin and yang thing going on. Whatever it is, there is this drive to get the cerebral into the physical without the ultimate concept ever fully unveiled; and that is why I paint. I'm like a dog chasing a ball but the difference between the dog and I; is that I never catch the damn ball."
