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How an Influencer Built His Business, One Dog at a Time
21 minutes Posted Jul 19, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Elias Weiss Friedman, better known on social media as The Dogist, has made a career out of shooting portraits of dogs. Ryan Knutson met up with Elias in a New York City park to talk about photography, social media pressures, and how The Dogist has evolved and expanded over the last decade.
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