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ANIMALS & KIDS//

Kids and animals are unpredictable, unfiltered, and always on their own timeline, which is what makes them so much fun to shoot. Both require patience and letting things unfold, but that’s usually when the best moments happen. Real, candid, and completely unaware of the camera.

A dog walks beside a hiker on a sunlit meadow trail lined with golden autumn aspens.

A short-haired tan dog touches noses with a smiling hiker in a golden mountain meadow.

A Beagle leaps fully airborne over a lawn while chasing a tennis ball.

A Bernese Mountain Dog leans into a hiker on a rocky outcrop with autumn peaks rising behind.

A Golden Retriever stands beside a hiker on a rocky trail at the base of a tall waterfall.

A blue merle Australian Shepherd runs joyfully through a wildflower meadow.

A tricolor Border Collie pants happily in golden, backlit grass at sunset.

A yellow Labrador gazes up at a smiling woman in golden, backlit grass.

A tan dog trots beside a woman on a farm lane past a weathered red barn at dawn.

A fox-red Labrador sits alert in a wildflower meadow beside a river at golden hour.

A fox-red Labrador sits beside a smiling man kneeling in a misty field at dawn.

A yellow dog walks beside a man along a winding stream in an open pasture at sunrise.

A grinning tan mixed-breed dog is hugged and kissed by a woman on a lakeside dock.

A happy tan-and-white mixed-breed dog drapes a paw over a woman's shoulder as she hugs it by a lake.

An English Bulldog carries a large stick in its mouth across green grass.

A yellow Labrador Retriever sits in golden grass beside a lake, gazing into the light.

A black and white husky-type dog rises on its hind legs for a treat from a hiker in an autumn mountain meadow.

A husky-type dog is embraced by a smiling woman on an off-road handcycle in an autumn mountain meadow.

A yellow Labrador sits in golden grass overlooking a mountain pond at sunset.

A yellow Labrador leaps into a pond, water splashing all around it.

A yellow Labrador rests its head on a wooden dock, gazing softly at the camera.

A yellow Labrador Retriever lies on a wooden dock before a lake and misty mountains.

A wet yellow Labrador shakes off water in a sunlit grassy field, droplets flying.

A fluffy Pomeranian rests over a smiling woman's shoulder in a sunlit park.

A German Shorthaired Pointer runs through a green field with its ears flying up.

A small Yorkshire Terrier nestles inside a woman's jacket as she nuzzles it outdoors.

A yellow Labrador Retriever stands panting happily in tall sunlit grass at sunset.

A yellow Labrador bounds straight toward the camera through shallow water, splashing.

A yellow Labrador charges through a pond, throwing up a big spray of water.

A wide landscape of a hunter wading a still marsh with a black and a fox-red Labrador beside a bare tree, capturing a Blue Blood British Gun Dogs morning afield.

A black Labrador in a MOMARSH vest stands proudly on a dog stand amid golden cattails, a poised Blue Blood British Gun Dogs waterfowl retriever.

A waterfowl hunter cradling a shotgun stands in cattails at sunrise beside an attentive fox-red Labrador from Blue Blood British Gun Dogs.

A fox-red Labrador sits in tall cattails at dusk holding a retrieved mallard drake, demonstrating the soft mouth of a Blue Blood British Gun Dogs retriever.

A hunter with a backpack wades an icy marsh at sunrise as a fox-red Labrador from Blue Blood British Gun Dogs splashes along at his side.

A black Labrador sprints straight toward the camera through backlit marsh water, spray exploding around it, showing the drive of a Blue Blood British Gun Dogs retriever.

A black Labrador in a camo hunting vest charges through shallow marsh water, throwing up a burst of spray, on a Blue Blood British Gun Dogs waterfowl retrieve.

A black Labrador swims low in the water with a downed duck held gently in its mouth, a classic Blue Blood British Gun Dogs water retrieve.

A fluffy tabby-and-white Maine Coon kitten looks up in a bright, sunlit room.

A brown tabby cat lies on a floor studying its paws indoors.

A green-eyed tabby cat stalks low across a floor toward the camera.

A green-eyed brown tabby cat crouches low on a floor, ready to pounce indoors.

A spotted English Setter leaps through the air against a black studio background.

A white Labrador Retriever puppy poses in a studio portrait against a dark background.

A fawn French Bulldog lies with its head resting on the floor in a moody dark studio portrait.

A fawn French Bulldog gazes at the camera in a studio portrait against a black background.

A brown tabby kitten gazes upward in a studio portrait against a dark background.

A gray and white kitten steps forward with a paw raised, looking up in a dark studio.

A gray and white kitten looks up in a studio portrait against a dark background.

A fluffy blue-eyed tabby kitten rests on a blue woven blanket.

An orange tabby cat curls up asleep inside a white bowl on a marble surface.

A blue-eyed tabby kitten peeks out from beneath a woven blue blanket.

Boy peeking with his hands framing his face

Child in jeans and cowboy boots sitting on weathered steps

Portrait of a curly-haired girl with freckles

Curly-haired girl laughing with her hair blowing in the wind

Blonde toddler with pigtails smiling outdoors

Blonde toddler with pigtails, hand to her mouth

Blonde toddler with pigtails laughing

Boy on a bike with arms crossed in a forest

Mother and daughter touching foreheads on a sun-dappled path

Girl blowing bubbles among spring flowers

Boy in a gray hoodie holding a leaf and looking off camera

Girl in a pink dress standing on a windy beach

Girl swinging in motion among trees

Young boy wearing green swim goggles smiling by the pool

Boy leaping with arms raised at the beach by the ocean

Boy in sunglasses holding a large permit fish at the coast

Girl in a pink dress at the beach

Girl in a pink dress walking across sand dunes

Girl in a pink dress with her arms outstretched at the beach

Close-up of a little girl in a pink tank top, smiling

Black and white portrait of a girl with her hand near her face

Girl playing in an inflatable pool with her arms raised, splashing

Girl in a pink sun hat smiling on a bench

Blonde girl in pink blowing a red bubble wand

Toddler boy in a red shirt gripping a car steering wheel and laughing

Toddler with pigtails on a bike in a pink swimsuit

Youth baseball team in uniform sitting on the dugout bench with gear hanging behind them

Intense portrait of a youth football player with eye black

Detail of muddy football cleats and red socks

Youth football players in a tackle scrum

Youth football player in a Wildcats jersey with a mouthguard

Youth football players in a muddy tackle

Youth football player lifting his helmet with a big smile

Little girl in a pink dress running on the beach

Youth football team running across a muddy field

Portrait of a youth football player in a Wolverines helmet

Youth football player in a Wolverines uniform running with the ball

Two youth football players colliding in game action