Hello!
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I’m Julia, self confessed crazy dog lady, and pet photographer.
I’ve been photographing animals for as long as I can remember! I’ve always loved taking pictures of my childhood pets and any new friends we happened to meet. But this passion really took off around 6 years ago, when a big beautiful blonde foster dog named Luna bounded into my life. At around that time I also stumbled across Shannon Johnstone’s hope-filled photographic project Landfill Dogs (which, if you’re a dog person, you have GOT to go and see!), for me that was it! It sparked a new life purpose - to photograph forgotten and overlooked rescue animals in such a way that somebody out there couldn’t help but feel a connection and would have to go and meet them. The incredible people at Carla Lane Animals in Need helped me no end in practicing and growing my craft, as I hung out with and photographed so many of their precious animals. They used to tell me that I should be doing this professionally and now I guess here I am!
I’m deeply interested in people’s connection to their animals, my girl Luna changed my life, my relationship with myself, and lead me on a journey that began to heal both of our buried traumas. I genuinely wouldn’t be the person I am now if that nutty ball of fluff hadn’t turned my world upside down. I know I’m alone in this - as Thom Jones said “Dogs have a way of finding the people who really need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had” – and so through both my client work and my ongoing photographic project: Who Rescued Who?, I aim to illustrate this impact animals have on our lives.
I’m dying hear all about who your pets are and what they mean to you, and create beautiful artwork that illustrates just that so you can hang it proudly in your home and enjoy those memories for years to come.
My focus is always on creating an experience you and your pets will enjoy, so your bond can shine through. My clients say things like “I’m blown away by your images, you have brought out the beautiful nature of my boy”, “The photoshoot was so chilled and fun”, “you have a special way with dogs – I can’t believe Freddie was so up for it!”