Photographer Uses Flower Power To Help Abandoned PitBulls Find Forever Homes

A breed with a stigma for being aggressive – bred to fight and that’s it – has been given a makeover to reveal their softer side by professional photographer Sophie Gamand. Her studio, Striking Paws, uses photography to help homeless pets. All 120 pitties were adoptable at one time, and most have found homes, thanks in part we are sure, to Gamand’s amazing work! Love it? Her 2017 calendar is now available, and she currently sells prints, pillow cases, pouches, scarves etc., that bear the images. She uses the money to fund the project, which she is hoping to take on the road next year and take images of pit bull in shelters across America. Personally, I love the tote bags! Check out 20 of her amazing images below, and see the rest on her website. #1 – Parmalee, Hempstead Town Animal Shelter One of her recent galleries is full of pitties in fairytale-esque portraits, all with flowers on their heads. It gives the breed a whole new look. #2 – Athena, Sean Casey Rescue, New York “Working with shelter pit bulls, I created a gallery of ethereal portraits to not only help these dogs get adopted, but also help change the way we view pit bulls,” Gamand says. #3 – Amy, Animal Haven, New York ...