About Me
Hello, I’m Mark
I photograph dogs across Somerset and the South West.
I’ve spent more than 13 years as a paramedic, and it’s taught me a lot about talking to people. If anything goes wrong on a walk, I’ve dealt with much worse, and the weather doesn’t bother me one bit.
I adore dogs, and after the pressure of that job, photographing them is a real joy.
How this started
As a kid, I had a camera my mum and dad bought me for holidays, and for years after that I snapped photos on my phone. It was never anything serious. Then my wife and I went on honeymoon, and I wanted to capture it properly, but my phone wasn’t up to the job.
Back home, my wife bought me a camera as an early Christmas present. I photographed anything in sight, but I kept going back to my two dogs. They were the most interesting thing around, they moved, and they’re very pretty. I was bitten by the bug.
The photo that made me think I could do this professionally was of the two of them, one framed between the other’s legs, looking straight at the lens. I’ve seen so much more of their personality since I started snapping them.
After the walk
Every session gives me thousands of photos to go through, and I love the editing as much as the walk itself. It’s where I see just how many different expressions one dog has. Every photo you get, I’ve chosen and edited myself.
I make sure your dog’s coat colour is right, and I tidy away anything that pulls the eye, like a stray leaf or a bright spot. Photos of you with your dog are usually finished in black and white.
Tell me about your dog
Call or email, whichever suits you.