IN THE NEWS
Best Series Photo
In February 2020, I drove up to the airfield near Priest Lake to watch the 50th Priest Lake Sled Dog Race.
When I came home, I knew I had some winning photos. Award-winning photos, that is.
I submitted the blog post, He Was Mad He Didn’t Get to Run Further, into the 2020 Dog Writer’s Association awards, a long-running national competition.
It won! I was so stoked because winning an award for a series of photos demonstrates my ability for storytelling with my camera.
Yahoo!
More awards with DWAA
In addition to winning the Maxwell Medallion for Best Series Photo in the Dog Writers Association of America awards, I’ve been a multicategory finalist for two years running.
2020
Newspaper Articles — Any Topic
Walking with dogs: Remembering faithful hiking buddies on “Rainbow Bridge” day
Online Article or Blog Entry — Any Other Topic
Service Dogs: A journey of love, independence and “normal” living
Single Photo
The Love of a Dog
2019
Blog or Website
The now-defunct Noses & Toes Pet Photography website
Online Article or Blog Entry — Rescue
Rainbow Bridge: Losing the Loves of Our Lives
Single Photo
My Happy Place
Other awards
Photography
In 2018, my second full year of business, I was named the Silver level winner of the Photographer category in the Spokane Couer d'Alene Living magazine's Best of the City awards. Totally threw me off guard.
Writing
A long time ago, I was a sports writer in Canada. I was the 1996 Sports Columnist of the Year for the Atlantic Canada Newspaper Association and the 2002 Cariboo Press Sports Writer of the Year. I also twice finished third in Sports Writer of the Year in the British Columbia/Yukon Community Newspaper awards.
Featured in:
as Noses & Toes Pet Photography, the name of my business from 2016-20
Hiking with Dogs in The Spokesman-Review
Every month, I write a feature story about hiking with dogs for the Outdoors section of Spokane’s newspaper, The Spokesman-Review. Click the headline to read all about.
A few good reasons why it’s best to keep our besties on leash while we’re hiking.
Haven in Idaho gives injured dogs a second-chance at adventure
Don’t give up on specially abled dogs. They have superpowers and are eager to go on adventure.
My dog-eared, beaten-up copy of this guidebook tells the tale of its use.
A perfect snowy trek despite declining health
Hiking with Bella allows me to escape our struggles with her health.
Get the top tips on winter hiking with your dog in Spokane, from an expert! I talked to world-class skijoring athlete Dan Hanks.
Melissa Gray chats me about good behavior on group hikes with dogs.
Hiking with her pitbulls gives Kate Rau the confidence to hit the trails on her own.
Joshua Waddle will never hike alone again. Dexter’s spirit walks beside him always.
What the heck does it mean to be in “hiking shape” anyway?
The debut column … all about why hiking is so much better when your best friend is with you.
Let's get dirty!
We’ll get started with a quick chat to go over all the dirty details and then we’ll plan your Adventure Day session. Let the magic begin!