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Fluffy Last Minute Holiday Gift Idea

Thursday December 17th, 2009

Down to the wire on Holiday gift ideas? Natalie Young, one of our Los Angeles photographers, just informed us that you can receive her photo book in time for Xmas if you order by this Sunday (or the 23rd, if you’re in LA). And who wouldn’t want charming black and white dog photographs for the holidays? It’s called Georgia & Sabine, named for this dachsund duo:

Options for the 60-page book include either a soft cover version, or a special limited edition hardcover of 100 presented in a slipcase with an original silver gelatin print, which is signed by the artist.

The book includes an essay by Mindaugas Kavaliauskas, director of the Kaunas Photo Festival, who describes the book thusly: “Georgia and Sabine stands out of thousands, if not millions, of pet photographs because of its simplicity and intimacy.” I certainly find it reminiscent of some of my favorite Elliott Erwitt dog photographs.

A few more of Natalie’s images:

You can purchase the book directly from Natalie’s fine art website. Just click on the “Books” link.

Aside from producing books of canine intrigue, this past year Natalie was named one of the Top 50 Photographers in PhotoLucida’s Critical Mass competition, as well as being nominated for the Santa Fe Prize for Photography. She was also in a show with blogger/photographer Amy Stein, both featuring their animal photographs.

Natalie’s commercial work can be found here, and below is a sampling of the “tradtional” side of her work.