THE DOGIST, ELIAS WEISS FRIEDMAN
New York Times best-selling author, photographer, creative director, and producer Elias Weiss Friedman, is the creator of the wildly successful online platform The Dogist, which boasts more than 11M followers across social platforms. Over the last decade and over 50,000 dogs later, Elias has redefined dog portraiture through his singular style of humanizing his subjects and illuminating their true essence. Elias’s photo documentary style and “seriously funny” sense of humor have made The Dogist a phenomenon and cultivated a devoted following. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, CBS Sunday Morning, Watch What Happens Live!, PEOPLE, The Wall Street Journal, and TIME.
He is not only a photographer of dogs but also an advocate for them, as seen through his work with philanthropic organizations such as Puppies Behind Bars, The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society, the ASPCA, The Guide Dog Foundation, Canine Companions for Independence, and many more through The Dogist Fund. The Dogist Fund provides funding for three organizations in rescue, working dogs, and health & wellness.
Elias is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs and Puppies. His upcoming and first narrative book, THIS DOG WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, is set to release on June 3rd via publisher Ballantine, Random House. The Dogist’s US tour in partnership with Live Nation, will begin on June 3rd.
Photo: Matthew Williams