"I was in Liverpool with my wife and friends for a weekend away, and Sunday was an arty day, Tooth says. We began at Walker Art Gallery, and ended with a Guinness in the Philharmonic Dining Rooms. In between we headed the two miles outside the city to the statues. Seeing the rusting figures, all facing the sea amid the moving sands, was stunning."
"This was October 2025 and Storm Amy was in full effect. Tooth notes that it was blowing the sand around, and possibly also this dog. I was taking a closeup of one of the sculptures when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a small white dog bounding towards me, he says. I was amazed that an iPhone (and I) could freeze the dog in mid-air."
"Tooth, who was the Guardian's head of photography for many years until he retired, adds that he doesn't normally title his photos, but did caption this one Snowy, because the dog reminded me of Tintin's."
Antony Gormley's 100 cast-iron lifesize sculptures were erected across Crosby beach twenty years ago and face out to sea. London-based photographer Roger Tooth visited the Another Place installation during a weekend in Liverpool, beginning at the Walker Art Gallery and ending with a pint in the Philharmonic Dining Rooms. In October 2025 Storm Amy blew sand around the rusting figures as Tooth photographed them. A small white dog bounded into frame and an iPhone image captured the animal frozen mid-air. Tooth later titled the picture Snowy because the dog reminded him of Tintin's.
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