A Small Dog, in Two Kinds of Light

A small white dog looks up from the edge of a sofa. The camera stays close: a tilted head, a resting paw, and very little space between the subject and the frame.

In the frame

A bichon frise tilting its head on the sofa

The same bichon sitting upright on the sofa

The bichon leaning over a sofa arm

Later in the sequence, the setting changes to a lawn after dark. The same pale coat stands out against the grass and the patterned mat. It is a small study in how surroundings change a portrait without changing its subject.

Details worth keeping

The bichon standing on a lawn at night in Jeju

The bichon in a white vest on the grass

The bichon resting on a cushion outside

From the same collection: A Window-Side Grill Lunch in Seoul, A Greenhouse, Seen One Leaf at a Time.