Theresa Lee, Little Lions (ANIMAL & NATURE 2024)

Photographing dogs in my local neighbourhood of Pyrmont, in Sydney’s inner west, brings me immense joy. As a fellow dog owner, I love to imagine their world from their perspective. For this series I have focused my lens on the Chihuahua. It has opened my eyes as to why so many people love this tiny yet brave little big dog, or ‘their little lions’ as many Chihuahua owners I meet liken them to. I have dedicated this series to my late husband Stephen, an avid dog lover. While diminutive in stature himself, he was my human ‘Little Lion’.

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