Few photographers in the world have photographed as many animals in studio as Randal Ford. Ford’s precise process of creating simple yet powerful portraits is highly technical and requires unwavering patience, dedication, and attention to detail.

Ford is a kind of Richard Avedon of animal art, in most cases avoiding the arty whimsy of William Wegman in favor of a more noble take that looks into the subject’s eyes for understanding; it wouldn’t be surprising if the animals themselves had commissioned these flattering portraits. Ford’s lovely images in this Rizzoli volume have a classical simplicity to them, all the animals posed like supermodels, some with wind in their fur, against plain backgrounds.

- Introspective Magazine, 1st Dibs 

“These arresting, often startling images are somehow both intimate and remote, as if Ford were a 21st century John James Audubon, wielding a camera instead of a paintbrush.”

- USA Today

“With his charmingly elevated portraits, the photographer Randal Ford makes them all look like barnyard superstars.”

- The New York Times

Print Process

Each limited-edition print is produced with careful attention to detail, tonal depth, and texture, preserving the character of the original portrait at any scale. Archival papers, distinctive finishes, and custom framing options allow you to choose a presentation that complements both the artwork and your space. Explore the materials, available sizes, and craftsmanship behind each piece.

If there is a creature more joyous than a dog, I don’t know what it is, and in this wonderful miracle of a book, all the mischief and happiness and love and fun come through the dogs’ eyes and straight at us.

-W. Bruce Cameron, Author of a Dog’s Purpose