Budapest-based photographer Sarolta Bán is turning photos of abandoned dogs into awesome images that may halp to find them a new home.

She gets regular photos of animals in shelters from people all over the world and, using Photoshop, transforms them into something cool that may persuade people to adopt them.

When a dog is adopted, she also sends a print of the photo to the new owner, no matter if they are in New York, Thailand or Tokyo.

The self-taught photographer is best known for her surreal landscapes, which have been displayed in galleries across Europe. She creates dreamlike scenes, often populated by magical beasts, with photo manipulation software, and sometimes layers as many as 100 individual images to create a final product.

She invited her more than 100,000 Facebook fans to submit photos of homeless pets, and she is transforming them into evocative, majestic portraits.

"Abandoned dogs sadly have really few chances to appear on a photo that will help them get out of the shelter – one that stands out from the crowd, and 'speaks' to a person."

"I would really like to help sheltered animals, and for sure a good picture can be worth a thousand words."

To see more of her images visit www.saroltaban.com