Remembering Kai | Sydney Pet Photographer

Remembering Kai | Sydney Pet Photographer

I first met Kai over 10 years ago when he was a last minute addition to big sister Peityn's portrait session booking. I've lost count of the amount of times he's been in front of my camera since then but I haven't lost count of the amount of different expressions he...

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A puppy, a snake and a gecko, oh my! | sydney pet photos

A puppy, a snake and a gecko, oh my! | sydney pet photos

I had my first snake and first gecko in the studio recently! The main focus of the shoot was Labrador puppy Tamago but everyone else had a turn in front of the lens as well - even the humans. They loved all the photos so they got the full digital collection. Click the...

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The Pinnacle Beasts | Townsville Dog Photos

The Pinnacle Beasts | Townsville Dog Photos

It's funny how many people are in my life because we met on a dog forum over a decade ago – Gemma is one of those people. What's even funnier about our chance meeting is that she's from the same town in Ireland as my husband and went to school with his ex. Small...

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Recent Studio Sessions 09.22 – Studio Pet Photography

Recent Studio Sessions 09.22 – Studio Pet Photography

Meet some of the dogs that had studio sessions recently (and two that had adoption shoots!) ... ⁣ Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and then scroll though the gallery using your arrow keys or the arrow buttons on the left and right of the image....

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Cricket the rescue dog | Sydney Photographer

Cricket the rescue dog | Sydney Photographer

Cricket's owners made a big mistake ... while fostering her for Fetching Dogs they didn't bring her to me for photos before they decided to adopt her! It's a rookie error but I'm totally ok with the fact that they love my work so much they decided to book a session...

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Sterling the Staffy | Sydney Dog Photos

Sterling the Staffy | Sydney Dog Photos

I've been following Sterling on Instagram for many years so when his people got in touch to book a session I was very excited. In their pre-session questionnaire they told me they'd had a bad experience with another studio when he was a puppy so he may take time to...

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Hudson and Phe | Sydney Dog Photographer

Hudson and Phe | Sydney Dog Photographer

A look at the slideshow and artworks order from Hudson and Phe's recent Location Session with me. I first met Hudson when I did his adoption photos about 6 years ago so it was lovely to see how loved he is and what a full life he's living now. The finished products...

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Wasabi the Stafford | Sydney Pet Photos

Wasabi the Stafford | Sydney Pet Photos

Isn't Wasabi the Stafford a whole lot of handsome? He was a great little model too – the polar opposite of another black brindle Staffy who used to share our home!  The wall art collection was printed on metallic photo paper and mounted behind acrylic. There's a...

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Merlin the Therapy Dog | Sydney Pet Photos

Merlin the Therapy Dog | Sydney Pet Photos

A look at the slideshow and artworks order from Merlin's recent Studio Session with me. He's in training to be a Mind Dog and is just the sweetest boy. This was my third session with his person, the first being when I photographed her wedding – the second and last...

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Recent Studio Sessions 07.22 – Studio Pet Photography

Recent Studio Sessions 07.22 – Studio Pet Photography

Meet some of the dogs that had studio sessions recently ... ⁣ Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and then scroll though the gallery using your arrow keys or the arrow buttons on the left and right of the image. [ngg_images source="galleries"...

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about ruth

Based in Sydney, Ruth O’Leary, is one of Australia’s most sought after dog photographers. She takes colourful and emotive photographs of dogs in stunning locations. Since the launch of Ruthless Photos in 2008 her images have brought tears of joy to hundreds of loving pet owners across the globe.

If you’d like to find out more please contact Ruth today.

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About Ruth

Based in Sydney, Ruth O’Leary, is one of Australia’s most sought after dog photographers. She takes colourful and emotive photographs of dogs in stunning locations. Since the launch of Ruthless Photos in 2008 her images have brought tears of joy to hundreds of loving pet owners across the globe. If you’d like to find out more please contact Ruth today.