Greyhounds Big and Small: Iggies and Greyts

by Amanda Jones (Photographer)

Stunning black-and-white photographs by a leading animal photographer capture the beauty and spirit of greyhounds and Italian greyhounds, celebrating the affectionate dispositions, gentleness, and grace of these popular pets, including those from several rescue organizations.

Genres: Animals, Dogs, Nonfiction, Photography

96 pages, Hardcover

First published October 5, 2004

About the author

Amanda Jones began her photography career in 1992 after graduating with a degree in Cinema and Photography from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY.

In 1994, Amanda began photographing dogs in Maine after her best friend brought home Ruby, a yellow Labrador Retriever puppy.

Ruby was Amanda's first model and inspiration for pursuing a career working with dogs. Amanda has been photographing dogs and cats for clients across the United States ever since.

Amanda's images grace greeting cards, posters, calendars and books. She travels the country extensively, photographing dogs, cats, and the occasional horse.

Amanda lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts with her husband and business partner, Chris, their daughter Sophie, and her two Dachshunds Lily & Benny.

Reviews

[J]

For those who are fans of Iggies and Greyts here is a book that captures them in their essence.

Complemented with quotes and captions that are unfortunately sometimes quite obvious the reader is brought into the world of these soulful coursers. But unfortunately the book doesn't really give any actual details on these sight hounds and so I am still trying to figure out where they came up with the nickname greyts.

Another issue that I have with this book is the photographs being in black-and-white. The best thing about these soulful eyed pups is that they come in so many beautiful colors that it is almost a shame to see them all diminished to this neutral gray.

And so if you are seeking for a quick and self-explanatory picture book read to pass some time then this will be the book for you. Otherwise if you are wanting an informative read just let this go to the rabbits.

[Panda Incognito]

I enjoyed flipping through this photographic collection in the library, because even though the text captions are unnecessary and often distracting, the dog portraits are gorgeous. I love their variety and soulfulness.

[Colin]

Elegant creatures; beautifully portrayed and stylishly published.

[Annburnett]

Loved all the pictures of the many different greyhounds in this book. Its a nice and easy short read thats so cute.

[Jenn]

Beautiful photobook of my favorite pup-pups.

[Hope]

A great photobook of greyhounds, paired with cute captions and meaningful quotes. I always enjoy reading this type of book, and really loved this one especially! Great photographs, and great captions to go with each.
I revisited this book, even though it hasn't been that long since I read it, as I was going through all my shelves. Still a very cute book, perfect for any greyhound lovers, or just for dog lovers!

[Gardavson]

Cute book. Loved the photography though I thought it favored the little Greys. Greyhounds have the most soulful eyes, and I didn't see a lot of that.

[Kristine]

Re-read again and again. Love this book. Truly captures the spirit of an IG.

[Deborah]

Pics of these two wonderful breeds. Captions, quotes and the book is full of smiles.

[Kimberly]

Full of fantastic photos that show both the silly and serious side of our greys.