While most people agree that “life imitates art,” some argue that animals have eerily similar features to humans that create uncanny portraits, as proven by London-based photographer Gerrard Gethings.
Known for his photography featuring a person and dog that resemble each other, side by side, Gethings’ newest project involved matching faces with cats, as he was recently when he saw a cat that looked like “Friends” actor, David Schwimmer.
▲Gethings is known for capturing canine and human look-alike portraits. (Photo courtesy of @gezgethings/Instagram)根據外媒報導，Gerrard表示需先拍攝貓咪，再根據貓的毛色、紋路、姿勢、或眼神來找出適合的配角。
According to an interview with foreign media, Gethings revealed that cats portraits came first, and based on each animal’s fur markings, a certain pose, or its resemblance to a celebrity, he would seek out the corresponding human counterparts.
媒體透露，他通常會透過Instagram找尋願意配合的人，而大部分的人也願意參與計畫。
Ahead of the release of his new book, Gethings told foreign media that he usually asked for human models through social media such as Instagram, where most people are very willing to be photographed for the project.
▲One of Gethings’ previous works matched a dog with a child. (Photo courtesy of @gezgethings/Instagram) 然而，貓相對狗而言更難捕捉，Gerrard也得專門到貓咪主人家進行拍攝。
However, as cats are more temperamental than dogs, Gethings had to go to the owners’ home to capture his shot.
In an interview with foreign media, Gethings said that sometimes the shoot would take forever, as the cats wouldn’t sit still or in the correct seat, while other times he had to go away empty-handed as the cat refused to cooperate, even with incentives present.
▲Photo courtesy of @gezgethings/Instagram原文自 《The China Post》