Inja isiteketiso UElias Weis Friedman, umfoti owaziwayo obonakala ngokulula kwakhe xa kufikwa ekubambeni imifanekiso ye-canine. Oko waqala iprojekthi yakhe kwi-2013, sele efota ngaphezulu kwe-2.500 izinja kwizixeko ezingama-30 ezahlukeneyo, umsebenzi awenzayo ngelixa ehamba esitratweni ekhangela ezona "modeli" zinomdla. Okwangoku, ungomnye wabafoti bezinja abaxabisekileyo kwilizwe liphela.
IWashington DC, iSan Francisco, iVenice, iMilan, iBrussels, iParis, iOslo kunye neLondon zezinye zeedolophu apho eli gcisa lifuna ukukhuthazwa. Ukufota bekusoloko kuyeyona nto ayithandayo, kodwa akazange ajonge kuyo de aphulukane nomsebenzi. Waqala ngelo xesha ke ukuzoba izinja awadibana nazo esitratweni kwaye uziqokelele kwiakhawunti yakho ye-Instagram. "Ndifuna ukwabelana ngemifanekiso yam ngendlela ehlala ihleli kwaye ndenze abantu bancume," utshilo.
Ngokuka-Elias, ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe kulula. Ubuza nje abantu abahamba nezinja zabo ukuba angazifota na izilwanyana, kwaye ngemvume yabo, uzithathela imifanekiso yazo. Konke oku ngaphandle kwezifundo okanye izibane ezizodwa, ke uthathwa njengoyena mfoti umfoti isitayile se-canine ngalo mzuzu. Ukongeza kolo lonwabo baludlulisayo, ndingaba kunye nabo ngaphandle kwemini yonke. Akukho nto injengobumsulwa ebusweni benja; Abazenzisi okanye boyike ukufotwa ", uyacacisa.
Yabelana ngesidlaliso ngesihloko sencwadi yakho yokuqala, Inja, eqokelela inani elipheleleyo le-canine portraits. Kumculi, inja sisilwanyana esikhethekileyo, ukusukela oko wayengumntwana wayehlala nezinja kwaye zimele, ngokutsho kwakhe, "isikhumbuzo esihle sezinto ezibalulekileyo zobomi".
Iifoto zenja ayisiyiyo projekthi ka-Elias kuphela, nanjengoko enomsebenzi osihloko sithi "The Catist" awufotele iikati ezininzi. Ukongeza, uhlala ebandakanyeka imisebenzi yobumbano ukukhuthaza ukwamkelwa kwezilwanyana kunye nokunyusa ingxowa mali ngezizathu ezahlukeneyo.