Fabien Barbazan first found his photography passion while working with famous French rock photographer, Claude Gassian. From there he entered the fashion world with a stint as a photo assis-tant before finding his feet as a fully fledged fashion photographer with various magazines. Fabien discovered the works of fellow photographers such as Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander and Wil-liam Eggleston, which sparked a renewed sense of inspiration in him to refocus his work around a photography style that is more intuitive, spontaneous, capturing real moments in the world around him and less of the curated scenes that often grace the pages of fashion magazines.

Taking a stroll through a park in Estoril, Portugal one day, Fabien spotted a dog show and was struck by the fabulous owners and preened pooches! The photo series Doggie Style captures the preparatives happening behind the scenes, drawing parallels to the effervescence before a fashion show. Photographed in a non-intrusive manner, the images show the proud owners’ dedication and passion for their pets, sometimes with a dash of humour! Fabien told Aserica, “It is interesting to see that a true symbiosis exists between people and their dogs. I wanted to explore the notion that animals are not superior to humans in these photographs”.

Doggie Style shows photographs from the Portuguese dog show and a few more, mostly around Paris, France.