A thousand words...

Now this photo may just look like two dogs sniffing each other's butt... and yet it illustrates volumes about life here. I took this shot at a very fancy house party last weekend. The dog on the left is an extremely expensive, pampered and purebred Dalmation, whose life is cradled in luxury. The dog on the right is the poor, homeless and starved mutt of a street dog (he comes around whenever there's a party because he knows there will be better scraps in the trash afterward). And the white line in the photo is the solid steel gate that divides their worlds...

You can tell which was my favorite (he was a super nice dog, and even had this little doggy smile). I think I got pretty far in convincing the owner's wife that all he needed was a bath and some shots and then the dogs could be best friends.