In the spring of 2025 I began taking photographs of dogs at the local park where we walk Sam: the huge Deermound Off-leash Park in Strathcona County, Alberta. Some of the images were taken with my iphone and others with a Sony RX 10 Mark IV that I’m still learning how to use.
Are we there yet?
Sam and friend he just made 12 seconds ago
American Eskimo and Japanese Spitz
Oliver can tell you all about the pleasure of a mud bath on a hot day
Oh hi, gotta run
Sam lying in wait.
Kes
Eli
Nussie
Pip
Lily
Thor
Callie
Locutus of Borgi, a border collie/corgi mix.
Marilyn
Daisy
Poppy
White Fang
Monique is an absolute sweetheart who wears a muzzle because she doesn't react well to other dogs sniffing her behind
Jumping the gun
Hero dogs
Dog photography is full of fugitive moments where everyone is in just the right place for an instant
Keep your eyes on the prize
Fun fight at the OK corral
Archer is up for it, whatever it is
In a landscape.
Mount Ruffmore
Forest chase
On the mound
Lunge for treats
Sam and River: love at first bark
Old Blue Eyes
He went thataway
Sam & Eli
Sam and Oliver
The park's memorial tree is hung with many mementos like this one
Sam is part collie, which is maybe why he seems to get along best with other collies like Rufus here.
Humans think too much.
Sometimes a blur captures the moment best
Rear Window
Dogs don't pose or get self-conscious about cameras. Which means every photo, even a lousy one like this, captures something true about them.
Tobias is a very photogenic fellow.
Yin and Yang
Focus
Momentary alignment
I wanted to catch this spaniel perched prettily on a picnic table, but she jumped and it's even better.
Hither and yon
For some reason this zoom shot makes me think of a medieval tapestry.
Dog heaven