Bridget Davey Images | 2016

Wow, I’m not positive the place the final 12 months have gone, however 2016 has been a fantastic yr with some wonderful adventures across the globe, assembly outdated and new buddies, photographing at a few of the most gorgeous areas, shaking plenty of paws by means of out the yr and naturally lengthy stroll with my furry companions Porthos & Lucy Beagle.

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Barkelona – A Canine Images Journey

Again in April, I jumped, not actually jumped :), on a jet airplane and headed right down to Barcelona to fulfill a gaggle of essentially the most superior individuals ever. Barkelona was a visit organised by Nicole, Charlotte and Kaylee, three of the perfect Canine Photographers on the market.

Assembly and photographing canine within the lovely sunny Spain and naturally assembly 10 different like minded canine loopy peeps like myself. It was a blast and all of us arrived again residence, not solely impressed and full of recent concepts, however with new buddies to share concepts with, like Josie and Cat, two fellow UK Canine Photographers. #barkarica2017







Again From Barcelona, Josie and myself met up with Kaylee for a Beagle loopy day in London. Porthos & Lucy spend the day in entrance of the digital camera of us three and all of us acquired some very iconic London Canine Pictures with The Beagles. Well-known doggies 🙂







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Giving Again 

As you all know, I’m working along with the HULA Animal Rescue and the RSPCA Blackberry Farm since over 5 years and it is among the most rewarding jobs I’ve ever executed. It’s an honour for me, to fulfill and to {photograph} these lovely canine, cats and bunnies, inform their tales and to assist them discover their loving new furever residence. All of them deserve a lot love and each centres and their volunteers are doing such an incredible job for these animals. 

In complete, in 2016 I photographed for each rescues:

150 Canines, 130 Cats and 45 Bunnies plus some pigs, chickens, ferrets, mice and even a turkey and I’m so comfortable that almost all of them discovered a brand new furever residence and may very well be with their new households for Santa Paws. 

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Deliver your Canine to Work Day

I’m very fortunate to have the ability to have my canine with my all day. They snoozing in my workplace, chasing up and down the steps and greeting purchasers. Sure they do have a fantastic life. Sadly not all workplaces are canine pleasant, at the same time as numerous research present, {that a} office shared along with your furry companions, is a significantly better place to work. So I used to be very comfortable to be the official Deliver your Canine to Work Day 2016, organised by Hownd and to advertise this superior occasion. We expect Canines needs to be allowed far more at work locations, in cafe’s, buying centres and eating places. Trying to mainland Europe, many international locations help this and you actually can share your life along with your canine, as a substitute of leaving them at residence, when popping to the publish workplace or grabbing a espresso with a buddies. Heaps to do on this topic right here within the UK, and we hope the BYDTWD helps to open peoples eyes, how superior canine will be in an workplace surroundings.







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 Pals

2016, a yr to fulfill outdated and new buddies from across the globe.

Beginning with Barkelona, assembly different canine loopy photographers from all corners of the world, connecting with some fantastic enterprise homeowners right here within the UK like The Huxley Hounds, Mabel & Mu, Dotty Canine Artwork and Wag’N Go to call a couple of, some well-known faces – canine and human and assembly different Canine Bloggers just like the lovey Sarah from Twilight Barokay …

However essentially the most memorable day of 2016 occurred in Cambodia, as I met, completely unplanned, my fantastic good friend Ionara from Brazil. We met 2006 in Canada and keept in contact by way of Fb ever since. And out of the blue, we each checked FB, on her final and on our first evening in Cambodia and we each couldn’t consider we have been each right here on the similar time. So 10 min later we sat in a restaurant in Siem Reap and chatted till the morning. So what are the probabilities to fulfill your good friend on the opposite aspect of the world … I’d use the world destiny on this case. It was destiny to fulfill right here at one of the crucial magical locations on earth. 

2016 was all about connecting, sharing concepts and supporting one another and I do know 2017 will probably be wonderful for all of us and I can’t see the place all of us will go. 

And naturally assembly many tremendous tremendous cute and superior furry new buddies this yr. Getting cuddles and kisses and for this reason I LOVE my job each single day, even after I come residence coated in mud from prime to backside. Being an expert Canine Photographer is the BEST job within the Phrase! 







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The E book 

As you realize I LOVE all the things printed, images, canvases, books …

So you possibly can think about how excited I used to be, to lastly see the Woburn Abbey Backyard E book by Keir Davisdon. We began engaged on the e book again in 2014 and so see the printed model with my {photograph} of the Abbey on the quilt and plenty of extra images inside, was simply an incredible feeling. 







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Wild Animals

Simply a few my wilder purchasers this yr 🙂







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The Beagles 

The Beagles, aka Porthos & Lucy, had an superior yr crammed with plenty of beagle-tastic adventures, with lengthy walks within the woods, chasing balls on the seashore, journeys to the coast, trendy London walks, assembly some well-known faces, being revealed on images world wide, working arduous as a canine mannequin and a canine blogger, participating on the Massive Walkies, supporting BYDTWD 2016, being a professional location scouter and likewise cheese tester. So with this here’s a large AWOOOF from Porthos & Lucy to 2016!   







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Across the World

” Twenty years from now you may be extra upset by the stuff you did not do, then by those you probably did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the protected harbour. Catch the wind in your sails. 

Discover. Dream. Uncover. “

That is considered one of Mark Twains most well-known quotes and since I used to be 18 I caught the journey bug and have not exploring stopped since. There are international locations I visited and there are international locations which by no means left me and which is able to all the time be part of myself.  And with 2016 being the Chinese language 12 months of the Monkey, we determined to revisit one of the crucial thrilling locations on this earth – Hong Kong. I can actually say, China touched my coronary heart and my thoughts as I first visited and it’ll all the time have a particular place in my coronary heart and it’ll all the time really feel like residence to me. So 2016 purchased us again to Hong Kong and I might tick off a few issues on my Bucket Record 🙂 We additionally threw in a cease over to Cambodia, which is a magical place, stuffed with wonders and historical past. And naturally I did {photograph} canine in Hong Kong and Cambodia. What can I say … It’s in my blood 🙂 

And sure, name me a geek however I couldn’t cease smiling as I lastly acquired to go to NASA and see the Saturn V rocket, the Atlantis Area Shuttle and will see what we might obtain if everybody on this planet would begin work collectively, as a substitute of enjoying political video games and destroying our fantastic planet. 

I additionally met Mickey Mouse at Disney – sure I’m a giant youngster . 

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2016 – 2017

So sure this was 2016, a yr stuffed with adventures and I can’t wait to see what 2017 will convey for all of us. 

I need to say a heartfelt Thank You to all of you in your wonderful help within the final 12 month and I’m so grateful to have met you and your wonderful canine, cats and horses. 

And with this in thoughts, I’m wishing you all a improbable New Years Eve with all of your family members and an incredible New 12 months 2017!

Pleased New 12 months to you all! 

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