On A Whim Media

08/20/2026

It was an honor capturing Trooper in his happy place on what would be one of his last days on earth.

Run free, good Labrador 🌈🎾

07/07/2026

Well said, Katie Ball!

I just wanted to speak on how much I appreciate the local dog sport community around me and how grateful I am that you all continue to support me and my work in this digital age of screenshots and AI removal tools. After reading some really disheartening comments in a group on a post about official dog sport photography and image theft, from people who feel that they are entitled to the work of professional photographers and have no respect for the service we offer, I’m very glad that my personal experiences with people like that have been in the minority.

The service of professional photography in this niche is a privilege, not a guarantee. Abuse it and we lose it. The same honor-system culture of trust and respect that allows us to leave our things unattended at events while we trial and volunteer out in the ring should be extended to our vendors and official photographers if we want to keep having these nice things available to us.

If we as a community decide that our photographers aren’t worth respecting and that it’s okay to take screenshots of images and strip the preview watermarks off of them with some AI tool - then the privilege of having the service of high quality, awesome photography of us doing these cool things with our dogs may eventually cease to exist. And when it does, competitors can then expect to spend a couple hundred or thousands of dollars buying their own professional equipment and hand it off to a friend - that may or may not know how to use it - if they want to have photos from a trial.

You don’t have to understand or agree, but don’t ruin things for the rest of us. I am a competitor as well as a photographer, and I know I would be devastated if I lost the opportunity to buy professional photos of my dogs at events because those photographers could no longer afford to come out and shoot the events we attend.

07/06/2026

Still dreaming of UPDIF 😍 Thanks y'all for the continued support on my work from this event! I can't wait to be back in 2027.

06/23/2026

Bring on the English Shepherds!

Thank you Samantha Coiner for having me out to capture your litter's 2 year old reunion! Lure coursing, dock diving and even a little puppy fun.. what could be better?

05/30/2026

The May MCDS gallery is up... at least it's still May, right? 🤪

Enjoy this before and during series of Erik's handsome border collie, Tiger!

Thank you all for your patience as I was out for several weeks after this trial completed. Because of that, there was very light coverage of this event.

If I didn't get any of your dogs... I hope to see you at Rat-A-Roo! Announcement coming soon on a fun opportunity for that trial...

A reminder: These image proofs are unedited and will be fully cropped, color corrected, brightened and denoised upon purchase.

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05/12/2026

UPDIF 2026 ✨

First week discount ends tonight (Monday, 5/11) at midnight & I am extremely grateful for your support in my gallery!

I am in Japan so response times on questions may be at abnormal hours until 5/18.

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05/10/2026

UPDIF 2026 - First Week Discount expires tomorrow (5/11)!

You can use code EARLY for 10% off orders $50+ and 20% off $100+ for the best value on your event photos.

Purchasing early helps event photographers recoup our investment in traveling to cover this event for you… and we greatly appreciate your support! 🫶🏻

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05/04/2026

UPDIF 2026... is LIVE!

Whew- what a journey! It was an honor to get to witness such amazing UpDog teams play and enjoy the week in NC with their best friend.

SPECIAL FOR UPDIF- All image proofs are edited and will be delivered immediately to your e-mail upon purchase.

Use code EARLY to save 10% on orders $50+ and 20% off orders $100+ during the first week!

Please note: The preview quality is not full resolution. Please click "Download" once you have purchased your photos instead of taking a screenshot to get the image at best quality.

If you have any additional edit needs or for a bulk order option not shown - please email [email protected].

NOTE: I will be out of the country from 5/6-5/18 and responses will be delayed during this time.

ENJOY!
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04/30/2026

May 4th.... UPDIF photo release date! See you Monday.

Make sure you're following along:
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04/23/2026

Another awesome UPDIF preview from Throw n Go as the editing journey continues...

As a heads up, I am heading to Japan for two weeks starting on May 6th! As my treat to all UPDIF competitors... all photos will be edited already and available for immediate download so you don't have to wait for me to return to get photos.

Along with the rest of the photographer squad, announcement date coming soon...