Doggone Happy

A photo series brings imagination to life.

- Sara Cravatts

INSPIRED BY her son’s favorite bedtime book, Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman, photographer Jenny Risher began to think of ways she could make the whimsical narrative a reality. A Detroit native, she also looked for a way to incorporate her city’s deep-rooted history in the automotive industry into the series.

From these two trains of thought, and with the mentorship of experienced car photographer Bob Williams, Risher conceptualized the idea of her Go Dog! series. The concept was to photograph real canines in the cars they might drive if they could, an objective that proved to be anything but easy.