WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality. Working for animal shelter Humane Society of Utah, USA, Guinnevere Shuster, 31, has used a Photobooth style shoot for the past six months to make the pooch’s irresistible and help them find a loving home. The New York-born photographer said: 'I’m always trying to imagine better ways to market the shelter animals and make them appeal to the public.'This photoshoot showcases their great and is a much better way of presenting them as opposed to the sad dog behind the metal bars.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .