“An inside look at the funny, vibrant, larger than life dogs that run the dog shows around the world.”
–Reader's Digest
The images from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and beyond focus on the unique—and often humorous—relationship between each dog and their handler.
Dolly Faibyshev focuses on kitsch, irony, and the larger than life human and canine characters that make up Best in Show. The result is a colorful, vibrant, campy, and satirical take on this specific slice of Americana.
• The colorful, closely cropped juxtapositions of each coiffed canine contestant and their dedicated human are both humorous and charming.
• Sure to delight fans of all breeds of dogs
• A universal and ideal gift for all canine lovers with a sense of humor
Best in Show captures a specific subculture of dog devotees primarily from the infamous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
• A perfect gift for anyone who is completely and totally obsessed with dogs and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
• Photographers and contemporary art lovers will also love this celebration of Dolly Faibyshev's work
• Great for fans of The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs by Elias Weiss Friedman, Dogs by Lewis Blackwell and Tim Flach, and Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel
“Faibyshev approaches the subjects of the book—the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and the American Kennel Club National Championship—with the same kinetic, fly-on-the-wall energy as street photographer Bill Cunningham was known for at New York Fashion Week. With a strong flash, vibrant color, and high shine, Faibyshev’s photographs take on the feeling of a roving paparazzo, capturing less-often-seen candid moments of dogs and their owners in action across the event, from backstage primping, teeth cleaning, and ear scratching to the high-drama action of showtime and judging in the main ring.”
—Fast Company Online
“If you've ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and beyond, these photos will show you just that. New York City-based photographer Dolly Faibyshev created the book Best in Show to display her photographs of the well-groomed dogs that win big at dog shows…. An inside look at the funny, vibrant, larger than life dogs that run the dog shows around the world.”
–Reader's Digest