74: Sophie Gamand, Pit Bull Flower Power & Wet Dog: Photography, Intuition, and Fear

Sophie Gamand is an artist in New York City who is best known for her dog photography through her award-winning book, Wet Dog, and her easily recognizable photos called Pit Bull Flower Power (or #pitbullflowerpower). Sophie talks about her journey as an artist, along with her own experience in animal rescue. If you want to learn more about Sophie Gamand, Wet Dog, and Pit Bull Flower Power, go to our show notes at http://thisispawprint.com/74. Website http://www.sophiegamand.com Instagram (over 146,000 followers) https://www.instagram.com/sophiegamand/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SophieGamand/ Wet Dog http://www.sophiegamand.com/wetdogbook/ Flower Power 2017 Calendar http://www.sophiegamand.com/calendar/ If you are in New York City, Sophie Gamand’s first US solo exhibition for Flower Power is starting Wednesday, September 21 to September 25, 2016 at Photoville. Taking place in Brooklyn at DUMBO. Website http://www.photoville.com Sophie’s Exhibit http://www.photoville.com/flower-power/ Thanks to our son D for editing this episode. This episode was a family affair! For our Pit Bull Series, we are giving away some cool items like a collection of rescue-themed books, a dog goodie bag, and a cat goodie bag. Go to http://thisispawprint.com/giveaway to learn more. If you want to join our animal rescue community and receive two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is a musician based in Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000 Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com