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Quixote the Cat

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Mark.

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When I was growing up my sister had an album of the music from “Man from La Mancha” with Richard Kiley singing the part of Don Quixote–she played it so much the vinyl started to wear out. This was on my mind as I drove down to Montara near Half Moon Bay last weekend for [...]

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Sydney and Toby

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

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I haven’t seen many Border Terriers in San Francisco and I’ve never had a Persian cat client before so to get both simultaneously was a pretty big deal. Sydney (the terrier) and Toby (the cat) had their session as a gift from their grandmother in Southern California. Both pets did really well with a strange [...]

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Germanicus – Cat with a Plan

Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

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You have to love a cat named after a Roman general. Germanicus is a Turkish Van – the first one I’ve met in person – and he lives with Shir Panjeh, a cat I photographed a few weeks ago for Pet Food Express. Germanicus lives up to his name — he has a major presence [...]

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Jasper – Like a Cat in a Pet Store

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

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It’s not often I get to go on a photoshoot and do some shopping simultaneously but last week at the Stonestown Pet Food Express I did just that. Jasper, the store cat, was set to go for his My Mutt photo session. I’d seen Jasper before because I shop at the Stonestown store all the [...]

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Julia & Peppino

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

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The other day I mentioned that I hadn’t photographed many cats lately. Well, someone must have heard me because I’ve had multiple kitty shoots in the last couple of weeks (lots of dachshunds, too — but that’s another story). I met Julio and Peppino the week before last down at their home in Palo Alto [...]

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Kitty Quartet

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

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I had the pleasure of meeting four cats last week who live on the water in Mill Valley. All four have names that start with W (Winslow, Whittaker, Whiskers & Webster) which made it somewhat hard for me to keep them straight but we managed. Three of the group were adopted through one my favorite [...]

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Shir Panjeh – One Cool Cat

Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Mark.

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It’s been a while since I photographed a cat for a My Mutt poster and my new friend, Shir Panjeh was a great way to get back into the feline swing of things. He lives down in Woodside in a cool house amongst the trees with several other cats, including a Turkish Van named Germanicus [...]

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Tessie and Monkey

Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Mark.

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I few weeks ago I mentioned I had a dog & cat combo shoot for an upcoming issue of the San Francisco SPCA magazine. While, ultimately, we didn’t get a cover-worthy shot of the two together the day was salvaged with some lovely solo portraits of Tessie the dog (15 years young) and Monkey the [...]

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When Pet Photo Shoots Go Bad

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Mark.

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Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that earlier this week I had a shoot scheduled with a dog/cat pair for a local magazine cover. Most pet photographers know that this is a relative rarity. Yes, there are many cats and dogs that live in homes together but that doesn’t necessarily mean you can put [...]

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Kitten Season Chronicles Pt II

Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Mark.

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I recently returned to see the SPCA foster kitties I first photographed a few weeks ago. Now at 6 weeks they were larger and stronger and no longer needed to be syringe fed. Unfortunately, two of the original 5 had become sick shortly after I visited and didn’t have the strength to fight off whatever [...]