It’s finally here– a whole book full of pictures of Maddie on Things! For those of you unaware of what this is or how it started, a little history: Theron Humphrey, a photographer on a mission to photograph 365 people in 365 days all across the country needed a travel buddy. Enter Maddie the coon hound, an adopted and adorably passive looking canine with freckles like a baby deer. She’s precious and there is no other word for it. While feeling particularly American on his road trip, he placed Maddie on top of his truck to capture beast and machine at their finest– and she stayed! No leaping, rowdy shenanigans from this speckled girl.
“I was like, okay, what else would she stand on?” Humphrey said, “Will she stand on this trash can? Will she stand on the fire hydrant? It just grew and snowballed from there.” Humphrey has been photographing Maddie for quite some time now and posting the pictures on his website, which I have been ravenously following since I first stumbled across an almost painfully cute picture of a dog wearing a “ghost costume”. This dog has the patience of Job and we have been assured is safe at all times and is given a multitude of treats after every picture.
I’m so very very excited that there is now a concrete collection of the best of these pictures that I can grab off of my coffee table whenever I’m feeling blue. And here’s the thing– these pictures aren’t cheesy stock pet photos that you might find on a calendar in a dentist’s office. The subject is smushably cute, yes, but there is a lot of artistry in these pictures. Craft+a coonhound= I JUST CAN’T TAKE IT. I have to stop typing and just show you guys pictures. Probably way too many pictures.
Here’s the man himself with the dog herself
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