Pet, creative & travel photography
I photograph dogs who refuse to sit still, cosplayers in full character, and the reefs and streets I travel to — then print the results big.
I'd rather wait for the moment than stage one
Most of my favourite frames happen in the half-second after somebody stops posing — the dog that finally looks up, the cosplayer who breaks character and laughs, the light that lands for about four seconds on a temple wall.
I took a photography class in high school in the nineties, put it down for twenty years, and picked it back up in 2016. Since then it’s been dogs, portraits, conventions, and — since I learned to dive in 2020 — whatever I can find underwater.
A little of everything I point a camera at
Dogs, costumes, coral and cathedrals. Click any frame to see it larger.
Three ways we might work together
Pet portraits
Unposed, patient sessions with dogs, cats and the occasional horse — at home, at a park, or somewhere your animal actually likes.
Portraits & events
Portrait sessions, headshots, parties and business openings. Unposed, unhurried, and shot around you rather than at you.
Fine-art prints
Travel and underwater photographs, printed to order on pearl or metallic paper and sent to your wall.
Calm, unhurried, and used to difficult subjects
Animals set the pace
No forced sits, no squeaky-toy panic. We work at your dog's speed and take as long as it takes.
Real moments, not poses
I shoot around you rather than at you. The keepers are almost always the frames nobody was ready for.
Made to be printed
Everything is edited and delivered at full resolution, and I'll happily handle the printing.
The images are yours
You get every edited frame at full size with permission to print and post them. No drip-feed.
A high school darkroom, a twenty-year gap, and a very patient dog
My dog Sierra has been the test subject for every new camera and every daft idea since 2016. She’s fifteen now and remains deeply unimpressed by the whole arrangement.
I’m based in Raleigh and shoot across the Triangle, with a few trips a year further afield. This is a hobby I love rather than a full-time studio — and every photograph on this site is one I took myself.
Where I'll be next
If I’m heading somewhere near you, sessions are open while I’m in town. Dates below are placeholders — swap them for your real calendar.
Anilao, Philippines
Underwater trip. New reef work heading to the print page.
Charleston, South Carolina
A few pet and portrait slots open over the weekend.
Have a project, a pet, or a wall to fill?
Tell me a little about it and I’ll come back to you within two working days. No packages to decode, no pressure.