Snorley | Sydney Dog Photos

Snorley | Sydney Dog Photos

Twelve years after I did his puppy adoption photos, Snorley came for a studio session, which was a birthday present for his owner. He chose a ten image box set and got three puppy photos along with seven prints from the studio shoot. I gifted him some goodies too - a...

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Windy-Lou | Sydney Pet Photographer

Windy-Lou | Sydney Pet Photographer

Windy-Lou's person was the winner of my Random Acts of Kindness Day giveaway. When I scouted the location it was the middle of a very hot weekday. I asked Megan if it would be busy in the afternoon and if people obey the dogs on leash rule – she wasn't sure so we just...

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Bentley | Sydney Pet Photography

Bentley | Sydney Pet Photography

  Bentley came for a studio session in January and was such a good boy! He made me work very hard to get more than one expression out of him but it's not the first time I've been challenged like that, I have ways! At the end of the slideshow is his printed...

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Betty & Bruce | Sydney Dog Photos

Betty & Bruce | Sydney Dog Photos

Meet Betty and Bruce, my first clients of 2025. I finalised their order yesterday and received this lovely email today. I hadn't even asked for a review yet! "Just honestly want to express again my utmost thanks! You’ve captured them so beautifully even in all the...

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Bequin | Sydney Dog Photographer

Bequin | Sydney Dog Photographer

Some of you may remember Merlin the black Lab who I photographed in 2023. This is his new brother, Bequin. Merlin was bought to be trained to be a therapy dog but he didn't love the work so the role was passed to this handsome boy. He's still in training but I have no...

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Potato | Sydney Puppy Trainer

Potato | Sydney Puppy Trainer

I launched another pet business recently - PUPSTARTS. I offer puppy school, one-on-one puppy training, puppy only daycare, puppy boarding, puppy board and train and after surgery care for puppies that need an extended period of crate rest (dare me to say puppy...

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Lulu – Sydney Professional Studio Pet Photography

Lulu – Sydney Professional Studio Pet Photography

Lulu's order went home at the weekend so now I can share this video of her people's favourites. She was such a delight to work with so it was nice to hear they plan to do it again when she's older (she was only 6mos here). A video of the printed pieces is at the end....

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Oskar & Evie – Sydney Dog Photos

Oskar & Evie – Sydney Dog Photos

Meet Oskar and Evie, they had a studio session with me in June and pretty much nailed every pose I asked them to do. Little legends. Click the cog wheel to select the best resolution. If you’d like to celebrate your pet’s colourful personality with beautiful artworks...

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Frankie & Penny – Canberra Pet Photographer

Frankie & Penny – Canberra Pet Photographer

Some favourites from my recent Autumn shoot in Canberra. It was Frankie's third time in front of my camera but I hadn't even met Penny yet. They both did so good, posing in very some difficult places with lots of distractions. Even though Penny took off after a rabbit...

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Kira – Sydney Pet Photographer

Kira – Sydney Pet Photographer

Kira wasn't quite five months old when she had her studio session recently. When she's not busy winning titles in the show ring she's a very good (not so) little dog model. After the slideshow is a video of the finished artworks - an acrylic Superia wall collection, a...

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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.