About Me

I started working at Pet Companions, Inc, in January 2001. It's a dog daycare where people can leave their dogs while they are away or at work. There are no kennels - the dogs are free to roam around, sleep on beds, play with tennis balls and just enjoy the company of other dogs. On a typical day we can have anywhere from 40 to 60 dogs at the daycare. A lot of them show up each week, so I have gotten to know them pretty well. One day I brought my camera to work to see if I could capture some of their "personalities" on film. I had such a good time, that since then i've taken rolls and rolls of film. The biggest challenge when taking photos here is not the lack of a good scene, it's the fact that when I kneel down to take the picture, half of the dogs rush over to see what I'm doing. If I take too long to get the shot, they end up standing in front of me, either giving me kisses or sticking their nose on the lens.

Before Pet Companions, I studied physics and astronomy and worked for a time at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA. While science and astronomy is something I'll always enjoy, for now I wanted to check out other interests... like scooping dog poop.