A photographer has come up with an unusual pet project - snapping dogs as they hang their heads out of car windows.

Lara Jo Regan, 48, embarked on the odd task for her new 2014 calendar 'Dogs In Cars'.

The shoot, in Los Angeles, was aimed at capturing the joy experienced by dogs when the breeze hits their faces.

She said: "I usually try to come up with ideas that are somewhat odd and complex to assure no one else is doing the same thing.

"But as an owner of three dogs living in the Los Angeles car culture, the idea was just staring me in the face.

"Most dogs become downright delirious over a car ride, and I wanted to capture this amazing primal energy in photographs beyond what I'd seen before."

Ms Regan started with friends' dogs and then placed adverts online for certain breeds she thought would work.

Each dog has its now fans online, but Lara's favourite is the three pugs in the old Volvo.

She said: "A pug is naturally hilarious, but three of those faces slobbering in unison out the window of a moving car is an off-the-charts gut buster."

The Dogs In Cars calendar 2014 is available at: www.officialdogsincars.com