Smile Like a Dog

Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Pet Lovers

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Mark.

Admit it, you’ve waited until the 11th hour and still don’t know what do for that special someone this holiday. Well, if they’re a pet lover living in the San Francisco Bay Area, look no further.
You can get them a gift they’ll always cherish: photos that capture their pet’s personality so they can always remember [...]

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Raven Update: Lost Poodle Circling in Los Gatos

Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

It’s been nearly a week since Raven, a black standard poodle and client of mine went missing in San Jose. Since then her owners have hired a pet detective with tracking hounds who’ve followed her to Los Gatos where she seems to be circling around the Bean Ave and Bayview Ave area.
If you’re in Los [...]

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Help Find Raven – Lost Poodle in San Jose

Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Mark.

Readers of this blog will remember Raven, a standard poodle I photographed a few weeks ago. Raven’s owners need your help: She escaped from a home where she was being watched in San Jose California and has been missing since the afternoon of September 30th. Full details can be found on this page her owners [...]

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Review Dog-Friendly Places in the SF Bay Area and Win a Pet Photo Session…with Me!

Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

Anyone from the San Francisco Bay area knows we love our dogs here but sometimes it’s hard to know for sure whether a store, park or business is pet friendly and, if so, how much so. Well, my friends at Fido Factor have a dandy solution for that. Fido Factor is a cool new site [...]

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Louis the Maltese Photo wins American Humane Grand Prize

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

On Monday I got one of those phone calls that pretty much makes your week. It was American Humane Association calling to let me know I’d just won the grand prize in their Pets and Pals photo contest. A couple of months ago my friend Karen Nichols (host of the excellent Cat’s Meow blog on [...]

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Shots of the Day – Best Buddies

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Mark.

Regular readers may recognize the two dogs in this post from an earlier one this year. Eva and Maya are two German Shepherds I photographed for a My Mutt poster a few months back. We decided to add a few more shots to the mix and met again last week for a session in a [...]

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Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Mark.

I had a recent request for some photos of dogs shaking themselves dry and, as is the way of the world, I’ve been seeing dogs shake left and right every since (sort of like when you’re shopping for a car and start seeing the models you’re looking at showing up everywhere).
I decided to go back [...]

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Animal Welfare Photos on SF Chronicle Blog

Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Mark.

A few weeks ago Amelia Glynn, the San Francisco Chronicle /SFGate.com pet blogger asked if I’d be interested in working with her on a series about local Animal Welfare groups here in Northern California.  The first piece, one on Nine Lives Foundation, ran two weeks ago and the second one on Muttville got posted just [...]

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Shot of the Week – Working Like a Dog

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Mark.

Sometimes when you’re looking for something to laugh about you don’t need to go much further than your pet. With my dog, Bizzy, humor is a constant thing – pretty much everything he does makes me laugh. Today was no exception.
I was hard at work editing a recent shoot when I heard the distinct sound [...]

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Beast of the Bay Winner – Best Bay Area Pet Photographer

Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by Mark.

One of the Bay Area’s local dog-centric publications, Bay Woof (I know, really cute name), held a Beast of the Bay reader vote-driven Award contest at the end of last year and announced the winners in over 35 categories in their March issue today. I’m proud to say I was chosen as top pet photographer

Thanks [...]

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Blogged in the Chronicle

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by Mark.

What a pleasant surprise I had today. Amelia Glynn, The pet blogger for SFGate (the online arm of The San Francisco Chronicle), ran a profile on yours truly on Tails of the City — I’d almost forgotten we’d chatted back in December.
Maybe next time she can interview the Biz as well.
Check it out here

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We’re on TV

Posted on 06. Dec, 2008 by Mark.

Well, folks, this is a first. I was on TV last night on Pets Around the Bay. You can see the video here

Pets Around the Bay
We’re working on getting an embedded video clip for the blog but these things can take time so, for now, this link will have to suffice.
Hats off to Paul Bliss [...]

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Exciting News – Voted #1 Pet Photographer in San Francisco

Posted on 12. Oct, 2008 by Mark.

I’m a bit stunned and completely humbled to announce that I’ve been voted the #1 Pet Photographer in the Bay Area by my customers, fans and readers of the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com. To the many of you who took the time to vote and write all those wonderful reviews, I thank you. Without [...]

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Nominated as Best Pet Photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area

Posted on 10. Sep, 2008 by Mark.

Wow. Ever have one of those days where something completely unexpected happens? A few days ago I got an email from a friend congratulating me on my recent nomination. Since the Democratic and Republican Conventions are both over I knew I hadn’t been tapped by Obama or McCain as a potential second in command but [...]

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Bay Area Top Pet Contest

Posted on 10. Aug, 2008 by Mark.

A few weeks ago I was contacted by the good folks at KBCW, the CW Network affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area. They’ve been running a Bay Area Top Pet contest for the last few weeks and needed a photographer to get some good shots of the winners: Zach, a really cool border collie [...]

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