Dog Leaps to Fame at Gormley Sculpture Exhibit

On Crosby beach, Antony Gormley's "Another Place" installation, featuring 100 lifesize cast-iron sculptures, was visited by photographer Roger Tooth in October 2025. He had long desired to see the striking figures, which have been on the beach for twenty years, standing sentinel against the sea and shifting sands. The experience proved visually stunning, heightened by the stormy weather.

During a visit on a stormy Sunday, Tooth was photographing one of the sculptures when a small white dog unexpectedly bounded into frame. He managed to capture the dog suspended in mid-air, an impressive feat given the conditions. This moment of serendipitous photography provided a lively contrast to the static nature of the art.

The resulting photograph, which Tooth humorously titled 'Snowy,' not only evoked the artist Tintin's dog but also served a scientific purpose. Tooth expressed immense satisfaction, likening his joy to that of Eadweard Muybridge, as his image definitively proved that a running dog's four legs are simultaneously off the ground.