Forget videos and pictures taken by amateur pet owners. These Instagram accounts take animal art and photography to the next level

12 November 2023 – 00:00

Ten years ago, German photographer Christian Vieler was playing around with a new flash, trying to figure out its functions. To ensure his model, his Labrador Lotte, sat still in front of him as he was doing so, he threw the occasional treat her way, snapping a picture each time he did. Just before he erased his memory card after this impromptu shoot, he came upon a money shot of her snatching a treat from the air. An idea was birthed and in 2015 his pictures of dogs catching treats went viral, setting him up to make the leap to full-time dog photographer in 2016…