Andy Hughes

Artists live by curiosity and enthusiasm, qualities readily evident as inspiration in dogs. Robert Adams, Why People Photograph.
A dog is a bond between strangers. John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley.

It occurred to the photographer Andy Hughes that he had many more pictures of his dogs than he did of his family and friends.“Through the ups and downs of life, sometimes it’s your dog who seems to know who you are, what you do and understand things you do not even know about yourself.”

People and dogs have become increasingly integrated and implicated in each other’s lives. This book explores the relationship between the Jack Russell terrier and its human companions. Originally bred as a hunting dog in England in the 19^th century and still used as working dogs today they are sturdy, tough, tenacious, intelligent, athletic, fearless and vocal dogs.

Photographed in the UK and USA I Jack Russell is a unique book, a journey of discovery which will enthral many with its exceptional images and insightful text. The photographs depict Jack Russells in the home, at rest and play, they capture a sense of what it is to be and own a Jack Russell terrier. The text includes excerpts from psychologist Alexandra Horowitz’s acclaimed book What Dogs See Smell and Know, and a specially commissioned pieces from John Bradshaw (Dog Sense, In Defence of Dogs) as well as reminiscences of about the photographers own dogs.

To be published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in 2012. Booth-Clibborn Editions was founded in 1974 as a privately owned, wholly independent company publishing an outstanding list of books on the fine, media and decorative arts. Booth-Clibborn has also created books with many contemporary artists, including Damien Hirst’s seminal monograph I |Want To Spend The Rest of My Life…., as well as works with Mark Quinn, Antony Gormley and Sam Taylor Wood. The book with Kylie Minogue is just one of the many that have become cult classics and the overviews of contemporary graphic communications techniques such as Typography Now have become benchmarks. Recent outstanding titles for the Saatchi Gallery include Newspeak and The History of the Saatchi Gallery.

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