I think it was the statistics course that did it.

It was a soul-destroying kind of boring, and completely dissuaded me from pursuing my childhood dream of a career in veterinary science. That’s how bad it was!

So it was serendipitous really, when an email popped into my inbox one morning advertising a workshop for aspiring pet photographers. I took a leap of faith, nervously submitted my application and the rest is history. ​

I’ve always loved photography. When I was about 11 years old, I commandeered the families point and shoot camera, and spent countless hours photographing my dog, Anzac. I saved all my pocket money to buy a camera of my own. I’ve barely put my camera down since!

Looking back, the pictures weren’t fantastic (frankly, quite terrible!) but they still bring me joy to this day, especially because he is no longer with us. Thankfully, there has been a few upgrades of my camera gear and my composition skills along the way, and I am now a proud AIPP Accredited Professional Photographer. ​

Naturally, pets have always been my main subjects, and I am going to hedge a bet that they always will be.

That workshop taught me many things, but the most important was that I had truly found my purpose; to capture all the love, sunshine and adventure of a life filled with fur.

~ Gabrielle

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