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Barking! Chris Porsz’s Pooches

Softback, 206 pages, ISBN: 9780957432949,

self published, £12.95. See chrisporsz.com.

NO ONE can deny the

dedication that street

photographer Chris Porsz

pours into his projects. In his

latest self-published book,

Barking!, he trawled the

streets to fi nd more than 200 images of man (and

woman’s) best friend. All of this despite the fact that

he had plenty in his archive already.

Not content with pounding the pavements in search

of those images, he also got down to their level, and

even spoke their language (‘with a little bark or a

woof’) to elicit a reaction. It’s amazing the lengths

photographers will go to for their craft.

Overall, the book is a good example of seeing a

project – and a publication – through from concept to

creation. While it’s admirable to want to produce such

a bulk of imagery, a tighter edit would perhaps have

allowed the strongest images to shine a little brighter.

Still, at less than £13, it’d make a great gift for the

dog-lover in your life. ★★★★★ Amy Davies

© COLIN JONES

ColinJones:

TheWho

Collection

Until 30 April,

ApertureLeica,

London.

Entrancefree.

Open

Monday-Saturday

11/12-7pm

LEICAIS presenting its fi rst photographic exhibition at

itsRidingHouseshowroom, and The Who Collection

byColinJonesis sure to appeal to fans of classic rock

andclassicportraiture.

Oneof themost important photographers and

photojournalistsin post-war Britain, Colin Jones

followedTheWho in 1966 as they began their career

playingin musichalls and clubs. In doing so he took

early performance shots as well as candid pictures of

the band members’ daily routines. His photographs

captured young Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete

Townshend and Keith Moon just as the band were on

the cusp of global stardom – on the eve of their fi rst

number one single in the UK and later their

phenomenal success in the US.

There are 20 photographs in the exhibition, all of

which are for sale. They have been hand-printed by

Jones, and are also signed and stamped. Amy Davies

Also out now

The latest books and exhibitions from

the world of photography

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EXHIBITION

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Norway’, 2019