Cats Photographs by Walter Chandoha
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The story of Cats Photographs began on a winter night in 1949 in New York, when young marketing student and photographer Walter Chandoha spotted a stray kitten in the snow, tucked it into his coat, and took it home. Unaware that he was meeting the muse that would shape his career, Chandoha pointed his lens at the new companion he named Loco and began photographing kittens from a local shelter. Those images launched an extraordinary twenty‑year career that pre‑dated the internet and #catsofinstagram. From advertisements and greeting cards to puzzles and cat‑food packaging, his photographs blend genuine compassion for the kittens with flawless technique. Chandoha’s striking lighting accentuates each cat’s fur, defining the visual vocabulary of animal portraiture for generations and inspiring masters such as Andy Warhol, who drew cues from the captivating portraits in Chandoha’s illustrated cat book. Published: July 2019 (originally May 2019). Languages: German, English. Hardcover, 304 pages. ISBN 9783836573856.