CRUFTS 2016 – Hounds and Terriers

One of the best things about being a professional dog photographer is the chance to cover the annual dog show Crufts.  I attended the final day of the show this year – Hounds and Terriers Day – not least because sighthounds are, and always will be, “my breed”.  Away from the bustle of the show rings, the excitement of fly ball and agility, and the mayhem of the shopping areas, in the quiet stalls where competitors and dogs wait, that’s my favourite part of the show.  There the dogs nap, the people catch up on their emails and a sandwich is shared.  A thousand displays of quiet companionship and affection await me there.  A photographers’ paradise.

A full set of images from the day is here, for those who want to see even more.

Cruft 2013 – Day 1 – Hounds and Terriers – Surrey Dog Photographer

For a dog photographer based in Surrey, the Crufts Dog Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham is just a bit outside my usual catchment area.  But I made an exception for Crufts 2013.

I had a great day photographing there yesterday for the Hounds and Terriers day.  What a wonderful sight to see so many beautiful dogs all in one place. A dog photographer’s paradise! I fell in love, first with the Manchester Terriers, then the Borzoi, then the Wolfhounds, then the Bassets,. But at the end of the day a gorgeous dark brindle greyhound girl caught my eye and I realised I am, and always will be, a greyhound-lover first and foremost.

Though there were plenty of other togs using flash guns, I decided against out of kindness to the dogs, who already had plenty of other pressures to contend with.   Thank goodness for the stellar performance of the D3S in low light conditions.

More pictures here for those who are interested.