If you look at a Dachshund, for example, you do not see any evidence of a wolf, but it's there, somewhere deep within. My series of underwater photos shows a side of dogs that we never get to see. That is why we relate to them, and why they relate to us, and why together we forge deep friendships. Their range of emotion is similar to ours. I am passionate about dogs' unique personalities. Most of the dogs featured in this book had never been underwater until they met me, and some had never even been swimming! Not only did they participate of their own free will but they had fun! This is what I love about dogs-their attitude toward life. Through the course of shooting, I have worked under the water with more than 250 dogs. The resulting photos would be the beginning of this series of underwater dogs. I left, bought a point-and-shoot underwater camera, zipped back, and jumped in. I thought, Hmm, what does he look like under the water? Buster was actually submerging during his pool rampage as he pursued a small tennis ball that he would knock in on his own.
I was snapping away, but I quickly realized that these weren't the shots I needed. The "on land" shoot was now officially an "in the pool" shoot. SPLASH! It wasn't long before Buster went headfirst into the pool, emerging as a totally different-looking dog. I am talking about the dog, of course, although these things are part of my routine, too. The photo shoot was meant to be "on land." Roll around in the grass, eat some treats, dig a hole, take a nap. On a lifestyle photo shoot in 2010, I was working with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Buster in a backyard in Orange, California.
In Underwater Dogs, Seth Casteel gives playful and energetic testament to the rough-and-tumble joy that our dogs bring into our lives. Each image bubbles with exuberance and life, a striking reminder that even in the most loveable and domesticated dog, there are more primal forces at work. In more than eighty portraits, award-winning pet photographer and animal rights activist Seth Casteel captures new sides of our old friends with vibrant underwater photography that makes it impossible to look away.
From leaping Lab to diving Dachshund, the water is where a dog’s distinct personality shines through some lounge in the current, paddling slowly, but others arch their bodies to cut through the water with the focus and determination of a shark. The exuberant, exhilarating photographs of dogs underwater that have become a sensation.įrom the water’s surface, it’s a simple exercise: a dog’s leap, a splash, and then a wet head surfacing with a ball, triumphant.īut beneath the water is a chaotic ballet of bared teeth and bubbles, paddling paws, fur and ears billowing in the currents.
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