Pet photography can be adorable, elegant, or downright cinematic. For Idaho-based photographer Laura Merikay and her rescue dog Ranger, it became a trip straight into the wasteland. Inspired by “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Laura transformed her three-year-old pup into a canine version of the film’s villain Immortan Joe for a passion project she fittingly titled “Mad Max: Furry Road.”
A longtime fan of the 2015 film, Laura said the idea came from simply imagining how fierce Ranger might look as its infamous villain. Turning that thought into a photoshoot, however, was another matter. Working on the project on and off over several months, she built the costume and props, modified the miniature post-apocalyptic vehicle, and then took everything, along with Ranger, to nearby sand dunes for the final shoot. The result blends elaborate DIY craftsmanship with the kind of wonderfully serious posing that only makes the canine star even funnier.
Scroll down to see Ranger rule the wasteland in Mad Max: Furry Road, and let us know which shot would deserves to be a movie poster.
