UK-based photographer Martin Usborne has captured a series of sad and thought-provoking photos of dogs waiting in cars.
Called ‘The Silence of Dogs in Cars’, it shows various pets trapped in vehicles as they wait for their masters to return.
According to Usborne, he said that the project was inspired by the time when he was left alone in a car at a young age and feared that his parents would never return.
He also recalled watching a documentary that showed a footage of dog being put into a plastic bag and later kicked.
“What appalled me most was that the dog could not speak back,” he said on his website.
“When I started this project I knew the photos would be dark. In a sense, I was attempting to go back inside my car, to re-experience what I couldn’t bear as a child. What I didn’t expect was to see so many subtle reactions by the dogs: some sad, some expectant, some angry, some dejected.”
“It was as if upon opening a box of grey-colored pencils I was surprised to see so many shades inside.”
[via Martin Usborne]