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A street photographer traveled around the world to take action-packed shots of adorable dogs

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  • British photographer Chris Porsz has traveled the world taking pictures of adorable dogs for his new book "Barking."
  • Porsz first began his photography career taking pictures of the interesting characters who stood out in the streets of the UK in the 1980s. 
  • Recently he decided to focus on candid canine shots, traveling everywhere from Manhattan and London to Rome and Budapest. 
  • Porsz spoke to Insider about his career, why he loves taking dog photos, and just how he captures those picture-perfect shots. 
  • Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

Have you ever seen a man with a camera kneel down low, almost to the floor, and let out a little "woof" to capture the perfect picture of a pup?

If you have, then you may have come across British photographer Chris Porsz, who has traveled hundreds of miles to take pictures of adorable dogs all around the world. 

And all his hard work has paid off in the form of "Barking," a new book that contains more than 100 of his candid canine shots. 

Insider spoke with Porsz about how his photography career began, his technique for capturing such picture-perfect moments, and why dogs make the best photograph subjects. 

When Porsz, 66, first began taking pictures in the 1980s, he was fascinated by "the punks and the teddy boys" who stood out in the crowded streets of the UK.

Chris Porsz

A longtime dog lover, Porsz also snapped photos of a few pups here and there, he told Insider. But in 1985 he decided to pack up his camera and focus on his family and full-time job as a paramedic. 

In 2009, Porsz rekindled his passion for pictures after sending some photos of his work to his local paper, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 

The paper gave him a column, dubbed "Paramedic Paparazzo," and his photography career began anew. 



Porsz went all across the UK and Europe for two of his photography books, "Streets of Europe" and "Streets of Britain."

Chris Porsz

He traveled to the likes of Amsterdam, Paris, London, Berlin, Manchester, Dublin, Venice, Copenhagen, and more to capture the cities most interesting characters. 

But Porsz was also fascinated with the dogs he saw along the way, and ended up taking hundreds of pictures of pups as well. 



Porsz told Insider that he was inspired to start searching for "more funny dogs" on the streets after seeing an image by the American photographer Elliot Erwitt, who has published five books filled with candid dog pictures.

Chris Porsz

"As the great man said, 'I don't know of any other animals closer to us in qualities of heart, sentiment, and loyalty,'" Porsz said, quoting Erwitt. 




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