Jim Dratfield is een wereldberoemde kunstfotograaf, gevierd om zijn unieke benadering van het vastleggen van de essentie van honden en katten. Zijn kenmerkende sepia-getinte filmstijl doordrenkt zijn werk met een onderscheidende warmte en tijdloze kwaliteit. Dratfields fotografie duikt in de pure vreugde van dieren, herinnert kijkers aan de euforie die te vinden is in alledaagse momenten en benadrukt hoe gelukkige huisdieren ons eigen welzijn kunnen verhogen. Door zijn suggestieve beelden nodigt hij ons uit om de diepe band tussen dieren en geluk te waarderen.
The author, a bestselling writer known for his engaging narratives about animals, particularly dogs and horses, has achieved significant success with over 100,000 copies sold of his book Pug Shots. His expertise and passion for animal stories shine through in his works, appealing to pet lovers and animal enthusiasts alike.
The charming Chihuahua and the pugnacious pug. The graceful greyhound, the shaggy sheepdog and the brazen bulldog. The miraculously mesmerizing mongrel. These are not dogs that are typically celebrated in dog books - those focus on the most popular Labrador retrievers, Jack Russells, German shephards, Dalmatians. But where are the other breeds? And where are the non-breeds that make up more than half of the dog population, the mongrels? Where is their book? If the British love anything, it's the underdog - every kind of underdog, whether it's a dog or not. We recognise that beauty is more than skin deep - or fur deep. We appreciate dogs of indeterminate lineage, with mottled fur, too-large ears, or strange little bodies; we love dogs who look like impish little children or grumpy old men. "Underdogs" is their book - the character displayed in the funny faces and singular shapes, uncommon breeds and unrecognised mixed-breeds is a reflection of the true companionship we really love about dogs.