I enjoy scrolling through Instagram and as you can imagine, a lot of the accounts I follow are dog accounts. (As an aside, I do also love wedding dress designers and pages that are about home decorating.)

Several popular Instagram dog accounts that I follow are professional European dog photographers. One of them is PurrPaws Fotographie. I love her editing style. The backgrounds melt away which make the dogs pop off the screen.

Another is Monoa Fotographie. Monica was scheduled to come to the States this month and I was supposed to take a two day photography workshop from her. Of course, it’s been canceled because of COVID-19. I’m hoping she reschedules later this year.

One of my favorite dog photos I’ve ever seen was taken by her. Here it is: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzX9GDHo0mh/ This photo won her Dog Photographer of the Year 2019 in the puppy category.

Here’s another of Monica’s that I think is gorgeous. Of course, it helps that the puppy is adorable. Weimaraners are a favorite breed of mine so I guess that helps too.

Photography is very subjective. I tend to like moodier tones. Blue is my favorite color so I’m guessing that has something to do with it.

I love for the backgrounds to melt away.

Just in case you’re curious, here are two of my favorite non-dog accounts: Arthouse Chalrotte and Monique Lhuiller.

Arthouse Charlotte is local and I buy art from her. Earlier this year I bought a couple of pieces from her.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ejjrjpI4S/ This piece hangs by my piano. I can’t tell you how many years I’ve been searching for something to put in the spot and I’d never considered a black and white piece. I love it.

Scroll through her page and you’ll see a lot of abstract animals: particularly sheep painted by Molly Wright. I LOVE her sheep. If you find two smaller pieces of sheep painted on a light green background, those are hanging in my office. She has a larger one available right now and a large one of elephants that I love. They would be so fun to add to my collection!

I find new accounts I love all the time! To me, Instagram is so fun!