Tag: Service dogs

In the Studio: Vicki Topaz Shoots Vets & Their Service Dogs

“I like to think of Bravo as real-time cognitive behavioral therapy. I look at the dog often and I watch the way he’s reacting because he acts as a mirror to the way that I’m feeling,” said Travis Runnels, U.S Army, 2002-2006 (Iraq). Photo © Vicki Topaz.

Heal! Veterans and Their Service Dogs Travis Runnels
Photographer Vicki Topaz launched HEAL to tell the stories of these veterans and their canine companions. She began her portrait series, HEAL! Veterans & Their Service Dogs in 2012, in which veterans discuss the challenges they face after returning home, the perils of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the healing power of the human-canine bond.