Jesse Freidin is one of America’s leading fine art dog photographers, working exclusively with traditional analog film processes. He is dedicated to a return to realness, to craftsmanship, and to lifting up the household dog to its rightful place as contemporary muse.
As a body of work, Jesse’s dog portraits continue a centuries-long practice of commissioned artists entrusted with articulating the ineffable bond between dogs and humans. His photographs offer a rare view into contemporary American households, each piece telling a unique story of modern domesticity.
Jesse Freidin’s photography is in over 60 private collections throughout the United States, and has been exhibited in more than 15 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has appeared in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Modern Dog Magazine, Winq Magazine, Pink Magazine, DIY Doggie, The Sunday Times (UK), The Globe and Mail (Canada), East Village Boys, The Impossible Project Blog, and more.
He was awarded the 2010 and 2011 Best Dog Photographer in the Bay Area for his fine-art pet portraiture, and is also the creator of the Doggie Gaga Project, an overnight media sensation linked online by Entertainment Weekly, MTV, TMZ, and The Sundance Channel, and featured on ABC’s Live! With Regis & Kelly.