"Mute: the silence of the dogs in cars," a photo series of Martin Usborne

"Mute: the silence of the dogs in cars," a photo series of Martin UsborneXeni Jardin at 11:04 am Friday, Apr 1, 2011

Photographer Martin Usborne has a wonderful project titled mute: the silence of the dogs in cars. Most of the pictures were taken at night. Above, a piece from the series titled "Peggy."

Usborne writes:

I was left in a car at a young age.

I don't know when or where or how long, perhaps at the age of four may outside Tesco, probably for only 15 minutes. The information irrelevant. The point is that I asked me, if anyone back would come. It seems trivial now, but keep in mind a child it is possible to be alone forever.

In the same age, I started a deep affinity with animals – in particular their plight in the hands of people feel. I remember watching TV and see pictures of a dog is plastic bag placed in a and is kicked. What me most appalled was, that the dog could talk not again. The silence frightens me.

Read the rest of its history with more photos here. You can buy prints here. (Thanks to Andrea James!)

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