The softer side of pit bulls
Photographer Sophie Gamand views the much-maligned dog with a different lens



(Sophie Gamand) Wanting to express the dogs' inner beauty, Gamand created her delightful series Flower Power: Pit Bulls of the Revolution. In the photos, the dogs wear homemade flower crowns and pose in soft lighting, against pastel-infused backgrounds.Looking like Marie Antoinette's furry cousins, the dogs' direct yet demure gazes could melt your heart — and any lingering biases about the breed.








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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.
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