A photographer has travelled the world capturing amazing images of dogs in the most beautiful locations.
Polish pooch photographer Alicja Zmysłowska runs workshops and photoshoots for dogs around the world.
She has shot incredible photos of dogs dancing in the Northern lights, playing on beaches and even a dog overlooking a stunning Norwegian lake from a cliff’s edge.
Her project ‘Craving Miracles’ was a way to combine her fascination with travelling and her love for dogs.
Having grown up in a heavy industrial area, she was desperate to take her photography out of the city to some of the most stunning settings on earth.
Alicja, 23 said: ‘I wanted to photograph dogs in places that dogs have never been photographed before.
‘I wanted to find a way combine dreamlike landscapes with dogs as my main models.
‘I have always had the desire to travel to breathtaking places, and I didn’t want to limit myself to classic landscape photography that has already been done by so many.
‘I wanted to create something new, that is unique, original, something that was a true piece of me – a very personal project.
‘I just try to find beauty wherever I go.
‘And when I have been travelling, if I see something that inspires me, I photograph it.
‘I am a perfectionist and I will never stop trying to better myself and create better art.’
Alicja’s project first began three years ago, and has taken her to some incredible destinations, going to some remote places such as lava fields, glaciers, glacier lagoons, fjords and waterfalls, in Poland, Norway, Iceland and Alaska.
She has also run workshops for photographing dogs across Europe.
During the project she has photographed up to 25 breeds of dogs, including her own two.
Alicja runs her workshops for dogs where she trains them to pose for the camera and when they are ready, she snaps them with fantastic backdrops.
Alicja’s two-year-old Border Collie named Ciri and her 12-year-old Golden Retriever Kiara have travelled the journey with her, by her side.
She added: ‘My dogs are my best friends and the source of my inspiration.
‘Without them, none of this would ever have happened for me.’
Alicja explained that Kiara’s age and lack of training has stopped her from travelling to some of the further destinations, but Ciri went along every step of the way.
She added: ‘My two dogs are my best friends and literally my professional models.
‘When I got Ciri I knew what I want to do in future with her, so I taught her since she was a puppy to travel on public transport, taught her special tricks and how to pose for the photos.
‘She learnt really quickly and she has come with me on all my big expeditions where we have to hike long tracks for shootings in special locations.
‘She has now got so good that she offers her own poses for photos.
‘She loves the camera and when she sees me lining up she gets excited to find a right spot so she can pose for me in return for a reward like a snack or favourite toy.
‘For example, she hides behind a trees, jumps on rocks, goes inside a cave without me asking for it before waiting for me to get the shot she had idea for.
‘I wish I could take Kiara to as many places but she is getting old and can’t travel as much, but that isn’t to say she hasn’t been the star in many of my shoots.’