I was three years old when I fell in love with horses. My parents like to tell the story of how they knew it was serious when I exclaimed, “Never in my whole life, have I ever had a pony!” I had been bitten by the bug. The horse crazy bug. My every thought was so…
One hundred years from now. The impact of the pets who came before us.
Ever since I was a child, I’ve thought of photographs as gifts we create for our future selves. They are pieces of us that tell our stories. I know the impact animals have had in my own life, but I often wonder what it was like for past generations. What kind of animals did my…
Why a studio session might be perfect for your dog or cat. Seattle pet photography by Marika Moffitt.
It’s Winter in Seattle which means the weather is super unpredictable. Really, you cannot trust any report given. Yesterday morning there was frost on the ground until the sun was high enough to melt it. By afternoon, I didn’t even have to wear a coat outside. Sometimes it snows in Winter here. Sometimes it snows…
Thank you for loving your old dog.
I love old dogs. I love everything about them. The good, the bad, the smelly. All of it. Give me an old dog to photograph, and I will leave part of my heart with them in their portrait. They will look at me with their soulful eyes, and I will be changed; transformed from every…
Pets of Queen Anne: Chewy. Seattle pet photography by Marika Moffitt
On a beautiful Summer evening in July, I met with Julia and Henry on Queen Anne to capture portraits of their sweet dog, Chewy. I had reached out to them on Instagram the week before asking if they would be interested in having Chewy’s rescue story featured in a Pets of Queen Anne article I…
Why Not Me; Giving back where I belong.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill I believe these words with all of my heart. I don’t remember exactly when I knew something was missing from my life, but for many years I felt like I was searching for something to…
Fantastic Mr. Bruce: Why we don’t ever give up on love.
Instagram is amazing for so many reasons, but right now my favorite part about it is how it connects us to people (and animals!) we might have never met had it not been for this incredible tool. I’ve been upping my Instagram game over the past few months because this is the place where I…
There is beauty in sadness: my experience of grief after the death of my dog.
You see, there is beauty in sadness. The experience of losing someone you love connects you to other people who have also experienced this sort of loss. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, what you believe, etc. We all live, we all love, we all experience grief in some way.
National Pet Week: 5 Ways To Celebrate.
It’s National Pet Week, so today I want to inspire all of you to pick something special to do for or with your beloved pets.
To Dream Of The Wild
This is the moment when I knew my life would never be the same. I let go of the idea that I would become a person who wondered later in life if they should have followed their heart. I would no longer be that person who was too full of fear to chase after their wildest dreams.