
Motivated by the way society "genderizes animal ownership,” portrait photographer David Williams turned to his cat-owning male friends to capture the bonds and relationships they share, addressing the “crazy cat lady” stereotype with men instead of women. As a cat owner himself, Williams found the project a good excuse to hang out with cats. Here, Grant sits with his cat, Tux.
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Brent cuddles his cat Sammy.
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Brian and his cat R2-D2
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Matt lets his cat Pam hang out on his shoulders.
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Owner Eric poses with his cats Pup and Bean.
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Kent sits with both his cats Jessie and Micky.
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Michael is seen here with Sadie.
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Here are Josh and Lucero.
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Chad is seen with his cat Newton.
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Bird sits with his cat Gertrude.
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Corey poses with his cat Tess. To view more images in this series or to see other works by David Williams visit his <a href="http://www.davidswilliamsphotography.com/" target="external">website</a> or follow him on <a href="https://instagram.com/davidwilliamsphoto/" target="external">Instagram.</a>
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