Figure 1 – Animal faces #12 – Lucky the Bichon frise. (c) DE Wolf 2019.

I have achieved another animal photograph that I believe is worthy of being in the “Animal Faces” series. You may remember that the goal is to look into the animal’s eyes and see their soul. And Figure I of a friend’s bichon frise named “Lucky” truly fits that bill. Lucky is a rescue dog, and I have to tell you, without going into the troubling details, that he is truly “Lucky.” True to his breed he returns and literally exudes love! Perhaps its is also worth mentioning that Lucky is a philosopher. He spends much of his time contemplating the meaning of reality as any worthy philosopher.

I toyed with departing from the use of black and white here. But decided in the end to stay obedient to the original goals of the project. And of course, this and many other images of Lucky were taken with my iPhone XS. Of course also, what makes the image in my mind is the subtle selenium tone!