{"id":475747,"date":"2026-06-13T19:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/475747\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:04:09","slug":"it-reminds-me-of-the-love-i-felt-for-my-faithful-companion-tony-hertzs-best-phone-picture-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/475747\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It reminds me of the love I felt for my faithful companion\u2019: Tony Hertz\u2019s best phone picture | Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lolly \u2013 a chow-chow-cocker spaniel mix \u2013 was Tony Hertz<\/a>\u2019s dog for 15 years. \u201cShe had long black hair with a little white on her mouth, ears, eyebrows and feet, and a partially marbled tongue. She was quite cute,\u201d Hertz says.<\/p>\n

Hertz and Lolly were living in Pismo Beach, California, when he took this shot. At the time he was working on a photography series and book based around shadows, and he had taken her along on one of his regular sunset walks. Over a career spanning three decades<\/a>, Hertz has photographed queens, popes and a president, but this was an attempt at something more personal. The photo was taken on a grassy area next to a Walmart. As Hertz sat down on a bench for a breather, he noticed in their shadows that Lolly was looking directly at him. \u201cI positioned my phone so it couldn\u2019t be seen in the shadow, composed the shot and then looked toward Lolly so that our profiles would be turned to each other,\u201d he says. Hertz often wears his brimmed hats when seeking out new elements for his series, \u201cto make them consistent with a little noir look\u201d.<\/p>\n

Lolly died in November from chronic kidney failure. \u201cThere\u2019s a void in my home now,\u201d Hertz says. \u201cThough she lived a good long life, I still miss her very much. The photo reminds me of the love I felt for my faithful companion. She often shadowed me.\u201d<\/p>\n