He has gone to the dogs.
Fine art photographer Gray Malin is known for shooting idyllic locales like Capri and Palm Beach, but his new book is less beachy and more hairy.
“Grey Malinois: Dogs” (on Tuesday) features nearly two dozen plush pets — including Dalmatians, poodles, Bernese mountain dogs, Australian shepherds and beagles — who appear in iconic locations in Beverly Hills, London, Paris and New York. Sitting beautifully.
“We were trying to create a world where dogs were different sizes, different colors or different breeds, that felt harmonious in the setting or location,” says Malin, who dedicated the book to her late rescue dog Stella. , told The Post.
In Manhattan, they shot puppies at the Plaza Hotel, the Top of the Rock, Central Park, and Bergdorf Goodman.
His models, he said, were complete professionals.
“He sometimes had to hold a pose for 10 seconds – it’s very difficult and takes a lot of time,” Malin said.
Conveniently, it was the summer of 2021, so the city was relatively quiet.
“Midtown was completely empty – foreigners were not allowed to come into the US then [because of the pandemic],” she said. “It was like a ghost town compared to what it normally is… It really allowed us to create these very special images.
have a look.
Uptown Express
Malin staged six dogs, including a poodle wearing a Pucci scarf and pink pillbox hat, in various scenes outside The Plaza. By setting up his tripod in the bus lane he got the perfect shot.
“We worked around flying buses with high scaffolding [the Plaza] – all the typical busy components of New York,” Malin said. “It was all about good times.”
Central Bark
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Sitting and keeping eight dogs surrounded by a beautiful array of food in Central Park was no picnic.
Malin quipped, “The dogs were sniffing everything, we had to snatch the cheese.”[But] he had no objection to the fruit [and] “We added roses.”
Then they got lucky.
“We were actually about to get the shot and the owner of the Border Collie dog said, ‘My dog can hold that baguette in his mouth if we want,’ we said, ‘We don’t believe you.’ She was like, ‘No, look at this.’ And we got the shot.”
Fido on Fifth Avenue
Eight Dalmatians dazzle in front of New York’s most prestigious luxury department store.
“That day was really special. I spent months getting permission from Bergdorf Goodman to take that photo,” Malin said.
high pressure
Malin had a strict time limit of 45 minutes to shoot nine puppies on the Top of the Rock observation deck.
“It was very stressful,” he said.
Neon folding beach chairs, which dogs had to lie on while wearing old sunglasses, weren’t helping matters.
“The chairs are very weak. We had to hold them until the dogs sat down,” he said. “It was chaos.”
the center of it all
One of the most notable scenes featured several puppies frolicking in a small pool at Rockefeller Center.
“It’s totally fun and timeless,” Malin said. “A photographer could have taken this in 2021 or 1987 – that’s the magic of New York.”
