Published by Damiani. Edited by Walter Chandoha, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari.
Let's meow loud next year! The ToiletWalterPaperChandoha Calendar 2026 presents 13 photographs of sweet, cuddly and sleepy cats by American photographer Walter Chandoha (1920–2019), coedited by the animal-loving duo of ToiletPaper, Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari. Walter Chandoha, one of the world's most famous cat photographers, defined the visual language of cat portraits for over 80 years and took some 90,000 cat photos during his life. Hyperallergic contributor Carey Dunne once called him "the one cat photographer to rule them all." His signature lighting technique captured each cat's unique personality, creating timeless, empathetic images that continue to inspire artists and photographers today. Whether hanging in your home or your office (or perhaps both), this downright adorable collection of cats will be sure to leave a smile on your face month in and month out.
Published by Aperture. Interview by David La Spina, Brittany Hudak.
Within the genre of commercial animal photography, Walter Chandoha is a master. His photographs of cats in particular have appeared in the pages of National Geographic and Life magazine, and have been absorbed into the public subconscious via countless posters, pet-food packaging, T-shirts and other uses. The Internet is awash with cat pictures, but Chandoha's cat pictures might be seen as the forefather of them all. Chandoha's images are striking not only for their singular charm, but also for having established a vocabulary of the animal studio portrait with a signature look--clean, brightly colored backdrops and high-key "glamour" backlighting of the subjects. The Cat Photographer is a fun book, but it also offers insight into the unique career of a successful commercial photographer who carved out his own niche. Here, Chandoha is interviewed by David La Spina, who has been working with Chandoha and his family to bring his archive to public attention, and Brittany Hudak. The interview includes photography tips and diagrams of Chandoha's studio setup, and an account of how the photographer came to make a living with animal photography. Walter Chandoha (born 1920) has worked as a freelance photographer for more than four decades, landing more than 300 magazine covers and thousands of advertising campaigns. He began photographing cats shortly after the end of World War II. "Although I did not realize it at the time," recalls Chandoha about his early cat photographs, "we were building a stock picture file that is still yielding today, some 50 years later."
PUBLISHER Aperture
BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 7.25 x 10 in. / 112 pgs / 50 color / 5 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 10/27/2015 No longer our product
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Walter Chandoha: The Cat Photographer