Walter Chandoha

The Cat Photographer

Walter Chandoha, David La Spina, Brittany Hudak

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Thames & Hudson
10 December 2018

Photography & photographs

Walter Chandoha is a master within the genre of commercial animal photography. His

photographs of cats in particular have appeared in the pages of

National Geographic

and

Life

magazine, as well as been absorbed into the public subconscious via posters, pet- food packaging, T-shirts, and other uses. The internet is awash with cat pictures, and

Chandoha's cat pictures might be seen as the forefather of them all. This is a fun book

for all ages, and offers insight into the unique career of a successful photographer who

carved out his own niche within his field. Walter Chandoha is interviewed by David La

Spina, who has been working with Chandoha and his family to bring his unique archive

to public attention, primarily via the

New York Times

and

New York Times Magazine . The

interview includesphotography tips and diagrams of Chandoha's studio set-up, as well as

how the photographer came to make a living with animal photography.

By: Walter Chandoha
Interviewer: David La Spina, Brittany Hudak
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9781597114530
ISBN 10: 1597114537
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 10 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Walter Chandoha (born in Bayonne, New Jersey, 1920) is a veteran photographer and writer who has worked as a professional freelancer for over forty years. His flora and fauna photography has appeared on over three hundred magazine covers; in thousands of advertisements for various companies, from small businesses to the Fortune 500; in numerous book publications; and on posters, billboards, various printed matter, and even credit cards. David La Spina is a photographer and cofounder of Roman Numerals press. He freelances for the New York Times and is a frequent contributor to the New York Tiles 6th Floor blog. Brittany Hudak is a PhD candidate in the joint program of art history at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve University. She received a master's in Victorian media and culture from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2007.