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Westminster Kennel Club Portraits
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a two-day, all-breed benched conformation show that takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York Cityannually since 1877.
The Westminster show was first held on May 8, 1877, making it the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the United States behind only the Kentucky Derby, which was first held in 1875. (Both events were held even during the World War years.) The show originated as a show for gun dogs, primarily Setters and Pointers, initiated by a group of hunters who met regularly at the Westminster Hotel at Irving Place and Sixteenth Street in Manhattan. They decided to create a kennel club called the Westminster Kennel Club specifically for the purpose of holding a dog show. The prizes for these first shows included such items as pearl handled pistols, of use to the hunters and terriermen who worked these dogs in the field.
95 degree heat isn't ideal for an afternoon on the roof, but the end result was worth it. The group photos all looked great, even the funny jazz hands shot was nice.
Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester