Is it true that as we spend more and more time with our pups together, we become alike? A German photographer Ines Opifanti wants to find out how easily humans can “read” dogs’ expressions, and her resulting photography work is fascinating.

She photographs the dogs first, with their owners interacting with them so they can show their natural behaviour and expressions. When done, the dog owners will have to interpret the captured expressions and mimic.

How amazing it is that we humans do a great job at interpreting our own pets?

Photography credit: Ines Opifanti