Bridget Davey Pictures | 2016

Wow, I’m not certain the place the final twelve months have gone, however 2016 has been a terrific yr with some superb adventures across the globe, assembly outdated and new associates, photographing at a few of the most gorgeous places, shaking plenty of paws via out the yr and naturally lengthy stroll with my furry companions Porthos & Lucy Beagle.

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Barkelona – A Canine Pictures Journey

Again in April, I jumped, not actually jumped :), on a jet aircraft and headed all the way down to Barcelona to satisfy a gaggle of essentially the most superior folks ever. Barkelona was a visit organised by Nicole, Charlotte and Kaylee, three of the very best Canine Photographers on the market.

Assembly and photographing canine within the stunning sunny Spain and naturally assembly 10 different like minded canine loopy peeps like myself. It was a blast and all of us arrived again house, not solely impressed and full of recent concepts, however with new associates 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 digicam of us three and all of us bought 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 accomplished. It’s an honour for me, to satisfy and to {photograph} these stunning canine, cats and bunnies, inform their tales and to assist them discover their loving new furever house. All of them deserve a lot love and each centres and their volunteers are doing such a tremendous job for these animals. 

In complete, in 2016 I photographed for each rescues:

150 Canine, 130 Cats and 45 Bunnies plus some pigs, chickens, ferrets, mice and even a turkey and I’m so comfortable that the majority of them discovered a brand new furever house and might be with their new households for Santa Paws. 

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Convey 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 shoppers. Sure they do have a terrific life. Sadly not all places of work are canine pleasant, at the same time as loads of research present, {that a} office shared together with your furry companions, is a a lot better place to work. So I used to be very comfortable to be the official Convey your Canine to Work Day 2016, organised by Hownd and to advertise this superior occasion. We predict Canine needs to be allowed rather more at work locations, in cafe’s, buying centres and eating places. Trying to mainland Europe, many nations assist this and you actually can share your life together with your canine, as a substitute of leaving them at house, when popping to the put up workplace or grabbing a espresso with a associates. Heaps to do on this topic right here within the UK, and we hope the BYDTWD helps to open peoples eyes, how superior canine might be in an workplace surroundings.







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 Pals

2016, a yr to satisfy outdated and new associates from across the globe.

Beginning with Barkelona, assembly different canine loopy photographers from all corners of the world, connecting with some great enterprise house owners 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 Barok …

However essentially the most memorable day of 2016 occurred in Cambodia, as I met, completely unplanned, my great buddy Ionara from Brazil. We met 2006 in Canada and keept in contact through 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 imagine we had 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 possibilities to satisfy your buddy on the opposite aspect of the world … I’d use the world destiny on this case. It was destiny to satisfy right here at one of the magical locations on earth. 

2016 was all about connecting, sharing concepts and supporting one another and I do know 2017 shall be superb for all of us and I cannot see the place all of us will go. 

And naturally assembly many tremendous tremendous cute and superior furry new associates this yr. Getting cuddles and kisses and that is why I LOVE my job each single day, even after I come house lined in mud from high to backside. Being knowledgeable Canine Photographer is the BEST job within the Phrase! 







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The E-book 

As I LOVE the whole lot printed, photographs, canvases, books …

So you may 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 duvet and plenty of extra photographs inside, was simply a tremendous feeling. 







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Wild Animals

Simply a few my wilder shoppers this yr 🙂







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The Beagles 

The Beagles, aka Porthos & Lucy, had an superior yr stuffed with plenty of beagle-tastic adventures, with lengthy walks within the woods, chasing balls on the seaside, journeys to the coast, trendy London walks, assembly some well-known faces, being printed on photographs around the globe, working laborious as a canine mannequin and a canine blogger, participating on the Massive Walkies, supporting BYDTWD 2016, being a professional location scouter and in addition cheese tester. So with this here’s a huge AWOOOF from Porthos & Lucy to 2016!   







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Across the World

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

Discover. Dream. Uncover. “

That is certainly 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 nations I visited and there are nations which by no means left me and which is able to at all times be part of myself.  And with 2016 being the Chinese language Yr of the Monkey, we determined to revisit one of the 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 at all times have a particular place in my coronary heart and it’ll at all times really feel like house to me. So 2016 purchased us again to Hong Kong and I might tick off a few issues on my Bucket Checklist 🙂 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 bought to go to NASA and see the Saturn V rocket, the Atlantis House Shuttle and will see what we might obtain if everybody on the earth would begin work collectively, as a substitute of taking part in political video games and destroying our great planet. 

I additionally met Mickey Mouse at Disney – sure I’m an enormous baby . 

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2016 – 2017

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

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

And with this in thoughts, I’m wishing you all a implausible New Years Eve with all of your family members and a tremendous New Yr 2017!

Completely happy New Yr to you all! 

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