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The pure joy of a dog with his nose to the horizon in a moving car--captured on the page First we had dogs underwater then dogs shaking off water so why not dogs soaking up the exhilarating no-holds-barred pleasure of a car ride Photographer Lara Jo Regan began her pet project as a calendar but the response was overwhelming and absolute Her photographs of the cruising canines taken from incredible perspectives with tongues hanging and ears flapping became a global Internet sensation The energy of the photographs is impressive and visceral In order to get these shots Regan built a special light which jutted out over the roof of the car a harness that allowed her to lean out of the window and various other contraptions to make the images come to life This book will make you laugh out loud and want to share it with everyone you know Itxs full speed happiness.
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Lara Jo Regan is a photographer, filmmaker and curator whose diverse career spans the magazine, fine art and journalistic worlds. She honed her skills as a regular contributor to the world's leading publications such as Time, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly and Life, winning many of the field's top honors including Communication Arts accolades, NPPA Pictures of the Year awards and the coveted the World Press Photo of the Year. Her career took an unexpected detour after a photo series she created of her rescued pup, Mr. Winkle, made Internet history, becoming one of the very first global viral sensations, transforming her pet into the first four-legged cyberspace celebrity who attracted record crowds at book signings. The unusual and amusing phenomenon was even incorporated into an episode of Sex and the City.Regan now divides her time between fine art /documentary projects that explore such themes as poverty, immigration, class issues and consumerism with an emphasis on their relation to Southern California culture; and fun-loving ventures with canine muses for therapeutic comfort and comic relief. Her groundbreaking animal photography and other work is widely published collected and exhibited.She is a longtime resident of Southern California where she lives with her family.
