Taiwanese stray dog gains international fame with photo seriesZoey and Jasper stunning photo series featuring Taiwanese former stray dog and baby becomes international sensation A Taiwanese homeless dog that was rescued seven years ago and placed in a new home in the United States leapt into international fame after being featured in a photo series along with a 10-month-old baby, whose mother and professional photographer recently posted the album online. Animal Rescue Team Taiwan (ARTT) volunteers said that Zoey was rescued from the streets seven years ago. It was summertime and she had been helplessly abandoned in front of a store located in Taipeis Yonghe District, recalled a volunteer. After ARTT volunteers looked after her to make sure that she fully recovered, she was flown to Los Angeles where she found a new home with Grace Chon, a commercial animal and lifestyle photographer. Grace is a second-generation Korean American and an award-winning advertising agency art director. Due to a chance encounter, she adopted Zoey from Taiwan through the efforts of ARTT and a Los Angeles animal protection organization. Grace in recent days posted a new series of portraits, Zoey and Jasper – a Rescue Dog and her Little Boy featuring her 10-month-old baby Jasper and Taiwanese former stray dog Zoey wearing an assortment of matching outfits, from fur, aviator, knitted and birthday hats to cool shades. The series of adorable shots became and instant sensation on the Web. Taiwanese pride Zoey and Jaspers twin photos soon incited attention from international media as well. Other than the UKs Daily Mail newspaper publishing the story, U.S. television news network also ran a feature in which ARTTs rescue and sendoff for Zoey to start a new life in the U.S. was mentioned twice. We feel that Zoey is truly a symbol of Taiwanese pride, agreed the ARTT volunteers who rescued her seven years ago. My greatest hope is that I can capture the animals most joyful and lively moments, says Grace. I believe that is my greatest source of passion for life and sense of accomplishment. A few years ago, she set up a pet photography studio. Later she gave birth to a mixed Chinese Korean baby, Jasper. As a new mother she was ecstatic, always trying out different outfits for the baby and the dog, but not expecting that they pair shot together would result in such stunning photos. Grace says that Zoey likes to accompany her in long walks. When she eats bread she leaves crumbs all over the floor! she laughs. I also often take Zoey on shootings of homeless dogs throughout the Greater Los Angeles area in the hopes that they too can get the chance of being adopted. Creativity and attention to detail After reviewing the series of photos of Zoey and Jasper that captured the Internet by storm, senior ARTT photographer Wong Zhihong said that at least in some of the shots, the boy and dog appear to have been shot separately and then superimposed into one photo. Its not difficult to tell the subjects were shot separately from the lighting, orientation, sharpness of the objects edges and the blue backdrop, he says. But he adds that whether the two were actually shot at the same time or not is not what matters, what is even more noteworthy here is the photographers degree of careful thought, creativity and attention to detail, particularly in light of the fact that pets and children are the most difficult subjects – and require double the patience – to shoot. Compared with typical Taiwanese photography, Wong lamented that there was generally a lack of originality at the domestic level. Aside from photography skills, what is more important is that the photographer is willing to put effort, spend time and have patience in creating an original piece in order to be able to achieve works that are able to captivate people. savedogs.org/english/2014042801
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:59:06 +0000
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