There are over 500 unique dog breeds

30% are at risk

of extinction

The only way to save them is to

inspire the next

generation of ENTHUSIASTS

Our Goal


The Breed Photography Project is a multi-year international endeavor to meet and photograph every dog breed and celebrate their rich histories through fine art photography.

Our mission is to create a book to serve as a lasting visual record of every dog breed, showcasing their unique beauty, and highlighting the dedication and passion that have shaped these breeds over generations.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Comprehensive Representation: We strive to capture the full spectrum of each breed, including variations in coat type, color, and working/show lines.

  • Historical Context: Whenever possible, dogs will be photographed in environments or engaged in activities that reflect their historical significance and purpose.

  • Artistic Vision: Each photograph will be a work of art, capturing the breed's essence with elegance and respect.

A Photograph is the gateway to learning about a breed

Our Progress

Meet The Breeds we’ve Photographed

 Companion 

 Guardian 

 Gun Dogs 

 Herding 

 Northern 

 scent hounds 

 sight hounds 

 terrier 

Current Breed list

Breeds with a check mark no longer qualify for the first of a breed discount which waives the $250 session fee. All well bred purebreds are encouraged to participate.

Does Your Dog Qualify

Is your dog dog a well bred example of their breed?
Are you willing to sign a model release?

If you answered yes to both of these questions then please click the button bellow and join the project.

  • AFFENPINSCHER

    ✓ American Bully

    ✓ American Eskimo Dog

    ✓ Bichon Frise

    ✓ Biewer Terrier

    Bohemian Spotted Dog

    ✓ Bolognese

    ✓ Boston Terrier

    ✓ Brussels Griffon

    ✓ Bulldog

    ✓ Cavalier King Charles Spanel

    ✓ Chihuahua

    ✓ Chinese Crested Dog

    Coton De Tulear

    ✓ Dalmation

    Donggyeong

    ✓ English Toy Spaniel

    ✓ French Bulldog

    ✓ Havanese

    Indian Spitz

    ✓ Italian Greyhound

    ✓ Japanese Chin

    Jeju

    Kintamani (dog)

    Kromfohrlander

    ✓ Lhasa Apso

    ✓ Löwchen

    Maltese

    Mi-Ki

    ✓ Miniature American Shepherd

    ✓ Miniature Pinscher

    ✓ New Guinean singing dogs

    Olde English Bulldogge

    ✓ Papillon

    ✓ Pekingese

    Petit Brabancon

    Phalène

    ✓ Pomeranian

    ✓ Pug

    Pungsan

    ✓ Russian Toy

    ✓ Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka

    Sapsal

    ✓ Shih Tzu

    ✓ Tibetan Spaniel

    ✓ Tibetan Terrier

    ✓ Yorkshire Terrier

  • Aidi

    Akbash Dog

    Aksaray Malaklisi

    Alano Español

    ✓ Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog

    Alentejo Mastiff

    American Bulldog

    ✓ Anatolian Shepherd

    ✓ Appenzeller Sennenhund

    ✓ Armenian gampr

    Bac Ha dog

    Bakharwal

    Bankhar

    ✓ Bernese Mountain Dog

    Black Russian Terrier

    ✓ Boxer

    Broholmer

    Danish Mastiff

    Bucovina Shepherd

    Bull Arab

    ✓ Bullmastiff

    Bully Kutta

    Ca de Bou

    Perro de Presa Mallorquin

    Campeiro Bulldog

    ✓ Cane Corso Italiano

    Cäo de Castro Laboreiro

    Portuguese Cattle Dog

    Cão de Gado Transmontano

    ✓ Caucasian Ovcharka

    ✓ Central Asian Shepherd

    ✓ Chinese Red Dog

    Chongqing Dog

    Cimarrón Uruguayo

    Continental bulldog

    Corsican Dog

    Croatian Sheepdog

    Dikkulak

    ✓ Dobberman

    ✓ Dogo Argentino

    Dogo Guatemalteco

    Dogue Brasileiro

    ✓ Dogue de Bordeaux

    ✓ Entlebucher Mountain Dog

    Estrela Mountain Dog

    ✓ Fila Brasileiro

    ✓ Giant Schnauzer

    ✓ Great Dane

    ✓ Great Pyrenees

    ✓ Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

    Greek Shepherd

    Gull Dong

    ✓ H'mong bobbed tailed dog

    Himalayan Mastiff

    Himalayan Sheepdog

    ✓ Hovawart

    Jonangi

    Kangal Shepherd Dog

    Karakachan dog

    Kars dog

    Karst Shepherd Dog

    Kombai

    Kuchi

    Kurdish Mastiff

    Landseer European Continental

    ✓ Leonberger

    Majorca Mastiff

    ✓ Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog

    ✓ Mastiff

    Moscow Watchdog

    Mucuchies‎

    Neapolitan Mastiff

    ✓ Newfoundland

    Owczarek Podhalanski

    Tatra Shepherd Dog

    Polish Tatra Sheepdog

    ✓ Perro de Presa Canario

    Persian Mastiff

    Pyrenean Mastiff

    Rafeiro do Alentejo

    Rize Koyun

    Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

    Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

    ✓ Rottwiler

    Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

    Šarplaninac

    Serrano Bulldog

    Slovensky Cuvac

    ✓ South African Boerboel

    South Russian Ovcharka

    Spanish Mastiff

    ✓ St. Bernard

    ✓ Standard Schnauzer

    Tibetan Mastiff

    ✓ Tornjak

    Tosa Inu

    Villano de Las Encartaciones

  • ✓ AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL

    ✓ AMERICAN WATER SPANIEL

    Ariège Pointer

    AUVERGNE POINTER

    BARBET

    ✓ BOHEMIAN WIRE-HAIRED POINTING GRIFFON)

    ✓ Boykin Spaniel

    ✓ BRACCO ITALIANO

    ✓ Braque D'Auvergne

    ✓ Braque Du Bourbonnais

    Braque Francais, de Grande Taille (Gascony type)

    ✓ Braque Francais Pyrenean (AKC)"

    ✓ Braque Saint Germain

    ✓ Brittany

    BURGOS POINTING DOG

    ca me mallorqui

    ✓ CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER

    ✓ CLUMBER SPANIEL

    ✓ CURLY COATED RETRIEVER

    DEUTSCH LANGHAAR

    Deutscher Wachtelhund (German Spaniel)

    ✓ DRENTSCHE PARTRIDGE DOG)

    ✓ ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL

    ✓ ENGLISH POINTER

    ✓ ENGLISH SETTER

    ✓ ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL

    Epagneul Bleu de Picardie

    epagneul de Pont-audemer

    Epagneul Francais (French Spaniel)

    ✓ Epagneul Picard

    ✓ FIELD SPANIEL

    ✓ FLAT COATED RETRIEVER

    "Galician Pointer

    ✓ German drahthaar

    German Rough Haired Pointer

    "✓ GERMAN SHORT- HAIRED POINTING DOG)

    ✓ GERMAN WIRE- HAIRED POINTING DOG)

    ✓ GOLDEN RETRIEVER

    ✓ GORDON SETTER

    HUNGARIAN WIRE-HAIRED POINTER

    ✓ Hungarian Wire-Haired Vizsla

    ✓ IRISH RED AND WHITE SETTER

    ✓ IRISH SETTER

    ✓ IRISH WATER SPANIEL

    ✓ KLEINER MÜNSTERLÄNDER

    ✓ KOOIKERHONDJE

    ✓ LABRADOR RETRIEVER

    ✓ LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO

    LARGE MUNSTERLANDER)

    Larzac Spaniel

    Llewellin Setter

    Markiesje

    ✓ Multi-Colored Standard Poodle

    ✓ NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER

    OLD DANISH POINTING DOG)

    Pachón navarro

    ✓ POODLE)

    PORTUGUESE POINTING DOG

    ✓ PORTUGUESE WATER DOG)

    ✓ PUDELPOINTER

    Russian Spaniel

    SAINT GERMAIN POINTER)

    Saint-Usuge Spaniel

    ✓ Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer

    Spanish pointer

    SPANISH WATER DOG)

    ✓ SPINONE ITALIANO

    ✓ Stabyhoun

    ✓ SUSSEX SPANIEL

    Turkish Pointer

    ✓ VIZSLA

    ✓ WEIMARANER

    ✓ WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL

    Wesslpointer

    WETTERHOUN

    ✓ WIRE-HAIRED POINTING GRIFFON

  • Armant

    ✓ AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG

    ✓ AUSTRALIAN KELPIE

    ✓ AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD

    ✓ Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

    Barbado da Terceira

    ✓ BEARDED COLLIE

    ✓ BEAUCERON

    BERGAMASCO SHEPHERD DOG

    ✓ BERGER DE PICARDIE

    ✓ Bohemian Shepherd

    ✓ BORDER COLLIE

    ✓ BOUVIER DES ARDENNES

    ✓ BOUVIER DES FLANDRES

    ✓ BRIARD

    Calupoh

    Cane Paratore

    ✓ Catahoula Leopard Dog

    CATALAN SHEEPDOG

    Ciobanesc romanesc mioritic

    ✓ COLLIE ROUGH

    ✓ COLLIE SMOOTH

    ✓ CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG (Vlcak)

    DUTCH SCHAPENDOES

    ✓ DUTCH SHEPHERD DOG

    East European Shepherd

    ✓ English Shepherd

    Faroese Sheepdog

    Gaucho sheepdog

    ✓ GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG

    ✓ Groenendael

    ✓ Huntaway

    ✓ ICELANDIC SHEEPDOG

    ✓ KOMONDOR

    Koolie

    ✓ KUVASZ

    ✓ Laekenois

    ✓ Lancashire heeler

    Lapinporokoira (Lapponian Herder)

    ✓ LONG-HAIRED PYRENEAN SHEEPDOG

    Lupo Italiano

    MAJORCA SHEPHERD DOG

    ✓ Malinois

    ✓ MAREMMA AND THE ABRUZZES SHEEPDOG

    ✓ McNab dog

    ✓ MUDI

    ✓ New Zealand Heading Dog

    ✓ OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG

    OVTCHARKA

    Patagonian Sheepdog

    POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOG

    PORTUGUESE SHEEPDOG

    ✓ PULI

    ✓ PUMI

    ✓ PYRENEAN SHEEPDOG - SMOOTH FACED

    ROMANIAN CARPATHIAN SHEPHERD DOG

    ROMANIAN MIORITIC SHEPHERD DOG

    SAARLOOS WOLFHOND

    ✓ SCHIPPERKE

    ✓ SHETLAND SHEEPDOG

    ✓ Shiloh Shepherd Dog

    SLOVAKIAN CHUVACH

    South Russian Shepherd Dog

    ✓ SWEDISH VALLHUND

    TATRA SHEPHERD DOG

    ✓ Tervueren

    ✓ WELSH CORGI (CARDIGAN)

    ✓ WELSH CORGI (PEMBROKE)

    ✓ WHITE SWISS SHEPHERD DOG)

  • ✓ ALASKAN HUSKY

    ✓ Alaskan Klee Kai

    ✓ ALASKAN MALAMUTE

    ✓ AMERICAN AKITA

    CANADIAN ESKIMO DOG

    ✓ Chinook

    ✓ CHOW CHOW

    ✓ Czech Mountain Dog

    Danish Spitz

    EAST SIBERIAN LAIKA

    ✓ EURASIER

    Eurohound

    ✓ Finnish Lapphund

    ✓ FINNISH SPITZ

    German Spitz

    GREENLAND DOG

    Hällefors Elkhound

    ✓ HOKKAIDO

    JÄMTHUND (Swedish Elkhound)

    ✓ Japanese Akita

    JAPANESE SPITZ

    ✓ Jindo

    ✓ KAI KEN

    ✓ KARELIAN BEAR DOG

    Karelo-Finnish Laika

    ✓ Keeshond

    ✓ KISHU Ken

    Nenets Herding Laika

    ✓ Norrbottenspets

    ✓ NORWEGIAN BUHUND

    ✓ NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND

    ✓ Norwegian Lundehund

    RUSSIAN-EUROPEAN LAIKA

    Ryukyu inu

    ✓ SAMOYED

    ✓ SHAR PEI

    ✓ SHIBA Inu

    ✓ SHIKOKU Ken

    ✓ SIBERIAN HUSKY

    ✓ SWEDISH LAPPHUND

    THAI BANGKAEW DOG

    Tonya Finosu

    Volpino Italiano

    ✓ WEST SIBERIAN LAIKA

    Yakutian Laika

    Zerdava

  • ALPINE DACHSBRACKE)

    ✓ American English Coonhound

    AMERICAN FOXHOUND

    ✓ American Leopard Hound

    Anglo Francais de Petite Venerie

    Ariégeois

    Artois Hound

    AUSTRIAN BLACK AND TAN HOUND

    Basset Bleu de Gascogne

    BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGN

    ✓ BASSET HOUND

    BAVARIAN MOUNTAIN SCENT HOUND

    ✓ Beagle

    BEAGLE HARRIER

    Belarusian Gonchak Hound

    Bernese Hound

    BILLY

    ✓ BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND

    Black Mouth Cur

    ✓ Bloodhound

    BLUE GASCONY BASSET)

    BLUE GASCONY GRIFFON)

    Blue Lacy

    ✓ Bluetick Coonhound

    BOSNIAN BROKEN-HAIRED HOUND - CALLED BARAK)

    BRIQUET GRIFFON VENDEEN

    Bruno Jura Hound

    Chien Français Blanc et Noir

    Chien Français Blanc et Orange

    Chien Français Tricolore

    COARSE-HAIRED STYRIAN HOUND)

    Colombian Fino Hound

    Cretan Hound

    ✓ DACHSHUND

    Deutsche bracke German Hound

    ✓ DREVER

    ✓ ENGLISH FOXHOUND

    Erbi Txakur

    ESTONIAN HOUND

    FAWN BRITTANY GRIFFON)

    FINNISH HOUND)

    GASCON SAINTONGEOIS

    Gończy Polski

    GRAND BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN

    Grand Fauve de Bretagne

    Grand Gascon-Saintongeois

    GRAND GRIFFON VENDEEN

    GREAT ANGLO-FRENCH TRICOLOUR HOUND)

    GREAT ANGLO-FRENCH WHITE & ORANGE HOUND)

    Great Anglo-French White and Black Hound

    GREAT GASCONY BLUE)

    Griffon Bleu de Gascogne

    Griffon Fauve de Bretagne

    GRIFFON NIVERNAIS

    HALDEN HOUND

    HAMILTONSTÖVARE

    HANOVERIAN SCENT HOUND

    Haofa Tangkhul Hui

    ✓ HARRIER

    HELLENIC HOUND

    "HUNGARIAN HOUND - TRANSYLVANIAN SCENT HOUND)

    HYGEN HOUND

    ISTRIAN SHORT-HAIRED HOUND)

    ISTRIAN WIRE-HAIRED HOUND)

    ITALIAN ROUGH-HAIRED SEGUGIO)

    ITALIAN SHORT-HAIRED SEGUGIO)

    Kerry Beagle

    Latvian Hound

    Liangshan Dog

    Lithuanian Hound

    Lucerne Hound

    MEDIUM-SIZED ANGLO-FRENCH HOUND)

    MONTENEGRIN MOUNTAIN HOUND)

    Mountain Cur

    NORMAN ARTESIEN BASSET

    NORWEGIAN HOUND

    ✓ OTTERHOUND

    Pampas Deerhound

    PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN

    Petit Bleu de Gascogne

    Petit Gascon Saintongeois

    ✓ Plott Hound

    POITEVIN

    POLISH HOUND

    ✓ PORCELAINE

    Posavac Hound

    Rastreador Brasileiro

    ✓ Redbone Coonhound

    SCHILLERSTÖVARE

    Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund

    Schwyz Hound

    ✓ Segugio Italiano

    SERBIAN HOUND)

    SERBIAN TRICOLOUR HOUND)

    SLOVAKIAN HOUND)

    Slovensky Kopov

    SMÅLANDSSTÖVARE

    SMALL BLUE GASCONY)

    SPANISH HOUND

    St. Hubert Jura Hound

    Stephens Stock/Cur

    Tatranský durič

    Treeing Cur

    Treeing Feist

    Treeing Tennessee Brindle

    ✓ Treeing Walker Coonhound

    TYROLEAN HOUND)

    Valdueza

    Welsh hound

    WESTPHALIAN DACHSBRACKE)

    Xiasi Dog

  • ✓ AFGHAN HOUND

    American Staghound

    ✓ AZAWAKH

    ✓ BASENJI

    ✓ BORZOI

    CANAAN DOG

    CANARIAN WARREN HOUND

    ✓ Carolina Dog

    Chippiparai

    Chortai

    ✓ CIRNECO DELL'ETNA

    ✓ GREYHOUND

    ✓ HUNGARIAN GREYHOUND

    ✓ Ibizian hound

    ✓ IRISH WOLFHOUND

    Kaikadi

    Kanni

    Levriero Sardo

    Mahratta Greyhound

    Mudhol Hound

    ✓ PERUVIAN INCA ORCHID

    ✓ PHARAOH HOUND

    Phu Quoc Dog

    ✓ Portuguese Podengo

    POLISH GREYHOUND

    ✓ Rajapalayam

    Rampur Greyhound

    ✓ Rhodisian Ridgeback

    ✓ SALUKI

    Sarail hound
    Scottish DeerHound

    ✓ Silken Windhound

    ✓ SLOUGHI

    ✓ SPANISH GREYHOUND

    ✓ Taigan

    TAIWAN DOG

    Tazi

    Telomian

    ✓ THAI RIDGEBACK DOG

    Vanjari Hound

    Veadeiro Nacional

    ✓ WHIPPET

    Xigou

    ✓ XOLOITZCUINTLE

  • ✓ Airedale Terrier

    ✓ American Hairless Terrier

    ✓ American Pit Bull Terrier

    ✓ AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER

    ✓ AUSTRALIAN TERRIER

    AUSTRIAN PINSCHER

    ✓ BEDLINGTON TERRIER

    ✓ BORDER TERRIER

    BRAZILIAN TERRIER

    ✓ BULL TERRIER

    ✓ CAIRN TERRIER

    Cesky Terrier

    Chilean Terrier

    ✓ DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER

    ✓ Danish–Swedish Farmdog

    DUTCH SMOUSHOND

    ENGLISH TOY TERRIER

    ✓ FOX TERRIER (SMOOTH)

    ✓ FOX TERRIER (WIRE)

    ✓ GERMAN PINSCHER)

    Gull Terrier

    ✓ IRISH GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

    ✓ IRISH SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER

    ✓ IRISH TERRIER

    ✓ JACK RUSSELL TERRIER

    ✓ JAGDTERRIER

    ✓ JAPANESE TERRIER

    ✓ KERRY BLUE TERRIER

    ✓ LAKELAND TERRIER

    ✓ MANCHESTER TERRIER

    ✓ MINIATURE BULL TERRIER

    ✓ Miniature Schnauzer

    Mountain Feist

    NORFOLK TERRIER

    ✓ NORWICH TERRIER

    ✓ PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER

    ✓ Patterdale terrier

    ✓ Prague rat

    ✓ Rat Terrier

    Scottish Terrier

    SEALYHAM TERRIER

    ✓ Silky Terrier

    ✓ SKYE TERRIER

    Sporting Lucas Terrier

    ✓ STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER

    ✓ Teddy Roosevelt Terrier

    Tenterfield Terrier

    ✓ Toy Fox Terrier

    ✓ Toy Manchester Terrier

    ✓ WELSH TERRIER

    ✓ WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER

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