Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I started to really miss taking pictures. I had spent the past half a year playing video games and taking naps while collecting unemployment money. All my previously scheduled shoots were cancelled for the foreseeable future.

One day, out of pure boredom (and a desire to fiddle with my camera again), I set up a backdrop and lights in my apartment, and photographed the only subjects available to me at the time— my cat and my roommate's dog. I posted the photos I took to social media, and that single move changed my life. A year and a half later, I have a full blown career as a pet photographer. I previously worked primarily as a human portrait photographer, but photographing animals has become my passion.

Taking pictures of our furry friends has provided me a sense of joy in these uncertain times, and I can only hope that my work does the same for other animal lovers. Here is a small selection of some of my favorite recent pet portraits, all taken from January through March of 2022.