Elias Weiss Friedman (The Dogist)
The Dogist was created in 2013 by Elias Weiss Friedman, whose goal was to create a happy place on the internet for dog lovers. After being let go from his job, he took inspiration from The Sartorialist and Humans of New York and set out to the streets of New York with a camera and a squeaky tennis ball. Elias has since photographed over 50,000 dogs across the world, authored a NYT Bestselling book, and gathered an audience of over 5 million people on social platforms.
His next book THIS DOG WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE published in June 2025 from Ballantine, an imprint of Penguin Random House and debuted at #2 in the NYT Bestsellers list.