John Fabiano - 2024 Dog Photographer of the Year Travels the World to Capture the Human-Dog Bond

In this episode, Jen and Dyana chat with international dog photographer John Fabiano, who left his corporate 9-to-5 job to travel the world, documenting the unique bond between dogs and humans across different cultures. His journey has taken him from the Land of the Strays in Costa Rica—home to over 1,800 stray dogs—to photographing German Shepherds in Germany and Greenlandic sled dogs in Greenland. As the founder of Wags Around the World, a photography project dedicated to exploring these connections, John continues to showcase the incredible ways dogs and humans coexist globally.

CNN Article Featuring John 

2024 Documentary Dog Photographer of the Year

Follow John @wagsaroundtheworld

NOTEABLE TIMESTAMPS

5:22 Welcome, John Fabiano!

8:35 Exact moment John knew he needed a life change and his deepest fears

11:55 Picking the niche of photographing dogs

15:08 Universal truth about human nature found in dogs

19:36 Land of the Strays in Costa Rica

25:29 The particular dog that made John see the world differently

32:03 Universal traits in humans and dogs & Greenlandic working dogs

34:49 Cultural relations with dogs and people

38:35 Advice for traveling with your dog

41:13 Dog festival in Nepal

43:05 Wags Around the World and future travel plans

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 5:22 Welcome, John Fabiano!
• 8:35 Exact moment John knew he needed a life change and his deepest fears
• 11:55 Picking the niche of photographing dogs
• 15:08 Universal truth about human nature found in dogs
• 16:13 Dyana’s dog Denali’s unique origin story
• 19:36 Land of the Strays in Costa Rica
• 25:29 The particular dog that made John see the world differently
• 28:30 Jen’s Great Dane rescues
• 32:03 Universal traits in humans and dogs & Greenlandic working dogs
• 34:49 Cultural relations with dogs and people
• 38:35 Advice for traveling with your dog
• 41:13 Dog festival in Nepal
• 43:05 Wags Around the World
• 46:08 Future travel plans
• 51:20 Getting involved and supporting John