Elwood & Murphy | Sydney Pet Photographer

Elwood & Murphy | Sydney Pet Photographer

I was a little nervous going into my session with Elwood and Murphy. Their people led me to believe they were going to make a holy show of me, but they did the complete opposite! I dare say, like myself, they think there is much room for improvement in their dogs'...

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Meet Bessy – sydney puppy photographer

Meet Bessy – sydney puppy photographer

Introducing the very independent and headstrong Miss Bessy ❤ You may remember Lurch who I photographed several times and I posted about him passing away last year. He left a Dogue de Bordeaux shaped hole in his people's world and even though they went from six dogs to...

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Remembering Windy | Sydney Dog Photographer

Remembering Windy | Sydney Dog Photographer

Windy had an unknown amount of time left when I was booked to photograph her. She was terminally ill with cancer and there were no treatment options. As I was driving to Windy, Archie (who you may recognise from my Tails of Sydney book) and Echo's home for their...

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KIP Lonely Bark Club – sydney dog photographer

KIP Lonely Bark Club – sydney dog photographer

I don't often get asked to photograph two dogs eating a piece of spaghetti, on site at their daycare, while all the other dogs for the day were playing in the other pens behind me! Thankfully, because that's a really really hard brief. But I managed to get that and...

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Recent Sessions 12.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Recent Sessions 12.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Meet some of the dogs that have had sessions recently – the first six are my friend Ruth's dogs who came to model some collars for my other business Ruffined Designs, next up is Ace, then Boho the Frenchie and Darby (who was adopted from Fetching Dogs) ... ⁣ Click on...

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axel – our recent houseguest – sydney puppy photos

axel – our recent houseguest – sydney puppy photos

When someone lets you borrow their new puppy for two weeks the least you can do is capture his cuteness for them. I'm doing a course at the moment and needed a puppy for some of it. It was hard for Fetching Dogs to find me just one puppy who'd be the right age at the...

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Remembering Canela | Sydney Dog Photographer

Remembering Canela | Sydney Dog Photographer

Canela was such an important member of her people's family they brought her with them when they moved here from Spain a few years ago. When she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer recently they spared no expense trying to save her. They'd been planning to book a...

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mitch & azuki lure coursing | sydney dog photos

mitch & azuki lure coursing | sydney dog photos

Yesterday we met up with Azuki and Mitch's people to let our boys try out the lure coursing machine. As you can see, there are no photos of Butters and Ninja chasing the lure because my crazy redheads were more interested in saying hi to all their potential new...

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Recent Sessions 08.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Recent Sessions 08.23 – Sydney Dog Photography

Meet some of the dogs that have had sessions recently – 17yo Honey (who was terminally ill and given her wings the following day), Dudley (the winner of the PetO giveaway), Watson & Toulouse and Sparkle ... ⁣ Click on the first thumbnail to open the full image and...

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Keeya, Sunny & Oryx | Sydney Dog Photographer

Keeya, Sunny & Oryx | Sydney Dog Photographer

A look at the full gallery and printed artworks from Oryx, Keeya and Sunny's recent location session – an acrylic wall art collection, a custom designed Boutique Album in a clamshell box with all the digital files, an acrylic block, a bespoke Ruffined Designs collar...

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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.

commercial projects

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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.