A stray dog on the beach in Algarrobo, Chile.
Showing posts with label street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street. Show all posts
Monday, September 24, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Stray Puppy
A stray puppy hiding behind a pile of snow at Valle Nevado ski resort outside of Santiago. He was one of eight dogs running around together. More photos of the rest coming soon!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Finally found an Apartment
It has been a little while since posting and that is because we have FINALLY moved into an apartment. A month and a half of searching and I thought it would never happen. But we found one and it is in a great location. In the heart of Santiago and walking distance to everything I like, want and need. Right next to Cerro Santa Lucia and in between the Santa Lucia and Bella Artes Metros. It's a great feeling to get a cool, antique apartment with lots of character in the neighborhood you want. Unlike in NYC where you are forced to get one in the few neighborhoods you can afford.
So we don't have internet and will be without it for up to 15 days, according the the internet service provider. So the posts will be limited while we get set up here. Soon enough I will get some photos up of the apartment and neighborhood. For now, here is a random photo from Bellavista, a small barrio about 12 blocks north of my apartment.
So we don't have internet and will be without it for up to 15 days, according the the internet service provider. So the posts will be limited while we get set up here. Soon enough I will get some photos up of the apartment and neighborhood. For now, here is a random photo from Bellavista, a small barrio about 12 blocks north of my apartment.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Street Dogs of South America Project
The long forgotten members of Chile, as well as many other South American countries, are the countless stray dogs wandering the streets. As a foreigner their presence is striking. They can be seen sleeping in the middle of sidewalks, begging for food outside of grocery stores and wandering in packs through side streets.
I find these untouchable, lower class citizens fascinating and thoroughly entertaining. Although I seem to be the only one. Almost everybody else ignores them and in some cases even abuses them. A small group of people treat the dogs with love and affection and take care of tiny neighborhood groups, but this is rare. Apparently it is common for dogs to be kicked to the street once they grow up and are no longer adorable and pint-size. This obviously only perpetuates the stray dog problem in Chile, along with a number of other factors.
My very first day in Chile three years ago I noticed the number of stray dogs in the streets and since then I have been photographing them whenever I can. I have photographed well over a hundred dogs in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina in the last three years and continue to document them as an ongoing project.
I have found that street dogs are the most well behaved dogs I have ever come across. Life on the street has taught them they need to keep in line and need to get along with everyone around them if they want to eat and get by without problems. They are free to wander around and run and jump and play with others when every they want. The dogs with owners in Chile are locked up all day and seem to go a little crazy having little to no space to exercise and no contact with any other people or dogs. They also seem to be horribly misbehaved with little to no training. They bark all day and night and jump on anything and everyone that they encounter. This isn't to say life is easy for a street dog, but they do have a level of freedom and manners that most other dogs don't have.
In upcoming posts I will recount some of the more interesting experiences I have had with these dogs. For now, here are some outtakes from photographing them:
I find these untouchable, lower class citizens fascinating and thoroughly entertaining. Although I seem to be the only one. Almost everybody else ignores them and in some cases even abuses them. A small group of people treat the dogs with love and affection and take care of tiny neighborhood groups, but this is rare. Apparently it is common for dogs to be kicked to the street once they grow up and are no longer adorable and pint-size. This obviously only perpetuates the stray dog problem in Chile, along with a number of other factors.
My very first day in Chile three years ago I noticed the number of stray dogs in the streets and since then I have been photographing them whenever I can. I have photographed well over a hundred dogs in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina in the last three years and continue to document them as an ongoing project.
I have found that street dogs are the most well behaved dogs I have ever come across. Life on the street has taught them they need to keep in line and need to get along with everyone around them if they want to eat and get by without problems. They are free to wander around and run and jump and play with others when every they want. The dogs with owners in Chile are locked up all day and seem to go a little crazy having little to no space to exercise and no contact with any other people or dogs. They also seem to be horribly misbehaved with little to no training. They bark all day and night and jump on anything and everyone that they encounter. This isn't to say life is easy for a street dog, but they do have a level of freedom and manners that most other dogs don't have.
In upcoming posts I will recount some of the more interesting experiences I have had with these dogs. For now, here are some outtakes from photographing them:
Antofagasta, Chile
Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Guanaqueros, Chile
Guanaqueros
Poor little guy is missing an eye. Probably from a fight.
Guanaqueros
Guanaqueros
To see photos from my actual photo series check out my website here: Street Dogs of South America
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