Barking Iron Old Time Photography

07/21/2026

Howdy folks,

I'd like to thank everyone for their patience while we were closed. We have begun taking limited appointments again, and hope to get back into the swing of things fully, in time. Appointments are available 7 nights a week with advanced notice, although walk-ins are going to have to be on a case-by-case basis at this time. Thank you for your understanding.

As always, you can schedule an appointment by visiting our website:

Picture yourself in the past with Barking Iron Old Time Photography, the longest running old time photos studio in Tucson, Arizona!

06/29/2026

Howdy folks,

I am sorry to announce the passing of my mother Barbara, who lost a long fight with cancer this afternoon. Some of you, perhaps many of you, may have met her when you came by the studio during the holidays for our Cowboy Santa photos, but the truth is her influence can be felt all over the studio. I truly could not have done this without her, but must find a way from here on out.

Understandably, we will not be accepting any new appointments or walk-ins at this time, until further notice. Thank you for your understanding.

11/22/2025

Howdy folks! I can’t even believe I have to post this, but if you barge into our studio and step in front of another family and try to sneak cell phone photos with cowboy Santa ahead of people who have scheduled their appointments in advance, you will be removed from the property!

We are happy to facilitate walk-ins or get somebody on the calendar for a future date, but it is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable to cause a distressing scene in front of small children.

Rest assured, this individual is now on the naughty list! For everyone else, we can’t wait to see you this weekend 🎅🏻

11/01/2025

Howdy folks!

We're happy to announce that Santa Claus will once again be returning to the studio this year for another round of Old West Santa Photos! Grab your kids and join us later this month for one of the most popular attractions Trail Dust Town has to offer!

We're doing things slightly different this year, and are offering TWO back-to-back weekends of Old West Santa photo sessions! We will have appointments available for you and your children (and pets!) to take photos with Santa Claus in our old time photo studio on:

Friday, November 21st from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 22nd from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 23rd from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Friday, November 28th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 29th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 30th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

For bookings, more information, and some wonderful sample photos from previous years, visit the link below!

Grab your kids and join us this November for one of the most popular attractions Trail Dust Town has to offer!

04/02/2025

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03/08/2025

Apologies to anyone attempting to access our website in the last week, we've been dealing with a technical issue that is, thankfully, solved. If you've been trying to schedule an appointment, things should be working now!

If you're interested in scheduling an appointment for your old time photo, look no further! But don't worry, we take walk-ins, too!

03/21/2024

Howdy folks! Unfortunately the studio will be closed for the remainder of the week for a memorial. We will be back next week, Wednesday the 27th for normal business. Thank you for your understanding!

02/26/2024

Howdy folks! On March 3rd Trail Dust Town will be hosting their third annual Wizarding Out West event from 1:00 to 5:00 and we will once again be offering our special Wanted Posters for the event.

You are encouraged to wear costumes to the event, and we would certainly love to take photos of you in costume, but we actually had many customers last year who wanted posters in their regular clothing as well! (We are a cowboy themed studio so we won't have any themed costumes available for this event)

Posters will be $25 or $30 depending on the size (8x10 or 11x14) and there is no sitting fee!

For more info, please see the event page: Wizarding Out West 2024

We hope to see you there!

01/15/2024

Howdy folks! We want to let everyone know that Barking Iron Old Time Photography will be closed from January 22nd 2024 through the end of the month, and will be reopen for business starting February 1st. If you've been thinking of stopping by, you may want to consider doing that within this next week, otherwise we'll see you in February!

09/10/2023

Howdy folks! Just dropping by to let everyone know that we will be CLOSED on Wednesday and Thursday (9/13 and 9/14) this week, but will be open as expected for the rest of the weekend!