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Harrison: King of the Hill

Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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Senior dogs are awesome. Active senior dogs are even awesomer. Harrison is a well-heeled fellow I got to know back in December when I photographed his parent’s wedding at Fort Mason at the old firehouse (FYI, an awesome venue for anyone planning an event in San Francisco) While it’s always a kick having a dog [...]

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Happy Easter plus Pets in Costumes Galore

Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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Happy Easter, everyone! I was fortunate enough to run into the Easter Bunny yesterday and he let me take his picture. I also thought you all might enjoy a few other of my favorite characters from the last few years. Enjoy P.S. Don’t forget about Mother’s Day

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Mikey: As Spry as They Come

Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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I’ve had a nice run of late with senior dogs — including a soon-to-be-unveiled shoot with Muttville‘s 1000th rescue pup. In anticipation of that I’d like to present another elder statesman named Mikey whose mom brought him to my outdoor studio a couple of weekends ago. Mikey turns a very young 15 this month and [...]

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Ella & Dolly: Release the Hounds

Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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There’s really nothing like an early spring weekend morning at Crissy Field in San Francisco. It’s beautiful, relatively empty and you’re likely to just run into a few folks out with their dogs taking advantage of one of the most beautiful spots in an already-beautiful place. It also tends to be a fairly quiet spot…unless [...]

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Gracie and Woodrow

Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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I love photographing pairs of animals that have been together for a while. They tend to operate as couples and it’s a lot of fun capturing that dynamic. I worked with Gracie and Woodrow at the end of March at their lovely San Francisco home. Woodrow, the older of the two, has an eye condition [...]

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Oliver: May We Please Have Some More?

Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

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Until a couple of weeks ago when I met Oliver I hadn’t ever heard of a Bullnese before. I’ve probably seen quite a few but always assumed they were frenchy or pug mixes. Well, consider me corrected now…and an official fan. What a fun dog. We had the shoot at Alamo Square and ended things [...]

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Blue Are You

Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by Mark.

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For anyone out there who lives in or near San Francisco or is planning a visit soon I’ve got a new destination to add to your list: The Palace of Fine Arts. Yeah, I know, it’s not really new but it had been closed for the last 7 years for renovation and we’ve only been [...]

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Happy St Patrick’s Day 2011

Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by Mark.

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Any pet photographer worth their salt or corned beef takes full advantage of all holidays where there’s costume potential to humiliate their own pet and force them into embarrassing photo shoots. St Paddy’s day is no exception so, without further adieu I present to you Bizzy with his leprechaun on Pardon me, but now I [...]

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Mr Bink: King of the Mountain

Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Mark.

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When I heard Bink was 16 but still active I have to admit my expectations were a bit low — I thought maybe we’d all go on a nice slow walk on a gentle Marin trail. Turns out Bink has some real zing. We met in Terra Linda at the Sleepy Hollow Divide trail and [...]

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Cooper: Hitting Mavericks

Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Mark.

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Truth be told, I’m something of a closet surfing fan (the wave kind, not the internet kind). Even though I’m way too terrified of sharks to ever try it out here in Northern California’s Great White territory that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy watching others take on the challenge. In this part of the world [...]