( CNN ) Pit bulls may not be the first dogs everyone thinks of when it comes to cute , cuddly canines . But one photographer aims to change that with a new series of portraits . Some very cute images of pit bulls wearing flower crowns started popping up on Facebook this weekend after the Sean Casey Animal Rescue in New York posted them . They are the brainchild of New York-based photographer Sophie Gamand , who is partnering with shelters in New York to create pit bull portraits that make you say `` awwww . '' With `` Flower Power : Pit Bulls of the Revolution , '' Gamand says , she hopes to `` challenge the way we look at pit bulls '' by giving them a softer image . Gamand and Sean Casey Animal Rescue staff members credit the images with increasing pit bull adoptions since the postings . Who knows , could this canine couture be part of the latest trend in weddings ?
Photographer Sophie Gamand takes portraits of pit bulls wearing flower crowns . Hide Caption