Bruno does the ‘bra – Sydney Dog Photos

Bruno does the ‘bra – Sydney Dog Photos

It's not often that I feel like getting up before sunrise on a Sunday morning and since it's the one day of the week that Dave doesn't have to get up at 4.45am it's quite amazing that these photos exist! Sometimes I get the urge to take photos just for me. We'd done a...

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Albert and Penny – Canberra Pet Photography

Albert and Penny – Canberra Pet Photography

Back at the end of April my Facebook memories told me that it was a year since my last trip to Canberra. I was reminded that I love that time of year there so I sent an email to my mailing list inviting people to book an Autumn Leaves of Canberra session. Three...

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Adopt Me 01.17 – Rescue Dog Photographer Sydney

Adopt Me 01.17 – Rescue Dog Photographer Sydney

It's almost June and this is my first adoptables post of the year – shame on me!! With time off over summer, a month of rain and dogs getting adopted before I had time to photograph them, I hadn't done much pro-bono photography work this year ... until now. I fairly...

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The Twins | Sydney Pet Portraits

The Twins | Sydney Pet Portraits

Long time followers might remember when I shared the photos from Hamilton and Thumbelina's first "Puppy's First Year" session with me, last February. I've photographed them twice since then. The first time was for my my Tails of Sydney book, at Nurragingy Reserve....

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In the words of my client … | Pet Photos Sydney

In the words of my client … | Pet Photos Sydney

... go big or go home!   My brief was to get a photo like one on my website of a dog on a wooden deck with it's head tilted – how'd I do?! Huge props to Bella for making my job really easy. I'll have to pop another bag of treats in with this 30x45" framed print...

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Remembering Noah | Photos of Terminally Ill Pets

Remembering Noah | Photos of Terminally Ill Pets

The plan was to photograph Noah during my #squishyfacecrew book project but an unexpected cancer diagnosis meant his shoot had to be brought forward urgently. His owner is a vet nurse. He was brought into her place of work to be euthanised when he was eight years old,...

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Bella and Beryl | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bella and Beryl | Sydney Dog Photographer

When a dog comes into your life and you love everything about them it's not uncommon to want more of the same when adding a second dog to the household (or third and fourth in my case!). Bella was such a great puppy, when she was a year old her owners went back to the...

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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.