![]() “One minute the kittens are playing and ready to pounce, and the next minute they’re asleep!” “You have to have lots of patience and lots of nap time,” Casteel says. Still, even with perfectly playful and pouncing subjects, the creation of the book took hundreds of sessions to photograph the kittens. They’re still clumsy and trying to figure it all out.” ![]() “Kittens in general are easygoing for this type of project,” he explains. Doing what they do best: playing and pouncing. So, he pondered other ways to make the cat book happen. “I didn’t want to offend or annoy the cats,” he explains. The cats never even showed up!” he says with a laugh.īut Casteel understands cats, so he wasn’t put off. “I’d show up at homes with adult cats whose parents thought they would be good subjects. ![]() “I just needed to figure out how, when and where.”Ĭasteel experimented with lots of cats who didn’t quite work out. “I’ve wanted to do cats forever,” Casteel explains. What’s cuter than a kitten pouncing? Not much, as you’ll find in Seth Casteel’s new book of photographs, POUNCE.Ĭasteel is known for his innovative photography and particularly his 2012 bestselling book of photographs, Underwater Dogs, which caught the world’s attention as Casteel perfectly captured the playful, funny and endearing features of dogs in motion under water. ![]()
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