Hamburg, Germany-based photographer Ralph Hargarten creates images — be it portrait, landscape, or aerials. He has decided, however, to take on a more challenging task: taking photos of dogs with human-like features.
Ralph studied economics as well as computer programming and was working in the advertising industry for more than 16 years before deciding to go back to his passion — photography. He underwent an internship program and worked with a still-life photographer. Before long, he understood the basics of photography and was doing portraits on his own. It was only a matter of time before Ralph craved for his next big challenge, doing dog portraits. As Ralph explains…
“Most dogs have human names, so why not shoot them like humans? In my pictures, I tried to catch different expression as I would do with people as well.”
“Wherever I visit–even on vacation–my camera is my constant companion.”
Over the years, Ralph Hargarten have worked for clients all over the world. He has shot in the photographic capitals of New York, London, Paris, Berlin, and Milan and also on location in Germany, USA, Australia, China, Brasil, England, France, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Bali, and in the country to which his heart belongs to, South Africa. If you want to see more of Ralph Hargarten’s photos, you can visit his website or follow him on Facebook.