Fall in Love With Your Dog All Over Again

I've been photographing dogs professionally on the South Shore since 2014 — exclusively dogs, no families, no weddings, no headshots. Over more than a decade I've worked with hundreds of dogs across every breed, age, and temperament: reactive dogs, anxious dogs, senior dogs in their final months, and eight-week-old puppies who haven't learned to sit yet.

My studio at 83 E Water St Unit E328 in Rockland is purpose-built for dog portrait work: controlled lighting designed for coat texture and color, a contained environment with no unpredictable stimuli, and a one-dog-at-a-time booking policy so your dog is never sharing the space with another animal. Outdoor sessions take place across 20+ South Shore towns — beaches, conservation land, harbors, and backyards.

My own dog Sully came to me as a fearful rescue with significant reactivity. Working with him — figuring out the specific techniques that let an anxious dog settle and eventually show their real personality — shaped everything about how I approach sessions. I work from distance with long lenses, use decompression time before the camera comes out, and read body language rather than forcing moments.

The portraits I make are meant to be on your wall for thirty years — not in a phone gallery you scroll past. That's the standard I work to.