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What Happens When Your Foster Puppies Are Featured on The Dodo
In 2020, Rescue Ranch fostered a pregnant pit bull named Emma and her ten puppies during a pandemic. Then The Dodo called. Here's what happened next.
5 Things to Know Before Your Pet Portrait Event Session
Pet portrait events are short, fun, low-stress sessions designed to work for every dog — including the shy ones and the wiggly ones. Here's exactly what to expect and how to prepare.
Holiday Hounds - And The Dogs Who Come Back Every Year
Every year, Holiday Hounds is one of my favorite events on the calendar.
And it’s full of dogs who have grown up in front of my camera — the puppies who are now teenagers, the once-nervous pups who now strut in like they own the city, and the families who come year after year because it’s become their tradition.
It’s part reunion, part celebration, part joyful circus.
But this year… this year had a moment that stopped me in my tracks.
Announcing the 2026 Athens Area Horse Community Calendar Photo Contest
100% of the proceeds from the Horse Calendar Contest submissions, voting, and sales of the calendar will go directly to Athens Area Horse Community to aid in their dedication to sustainably stimulate the growth of the local horse community.
Supporting Our Horse Community: The Athens Area Horse Community 2025 Calendar
A look back at photographing the AAHC 2025 Calendar — 12 horses, 12 families, and what it felt like to spend a season making art in service of the Athens horse community.