Hi. I'm
Ginger.
Dog photographer, Golden Retriever mom, Colorado lifer, and someone who has spent the last decade figuring out how to turn dogs into art.
MY STORY
Not your average
dog photographer.
I've had golden retrievers since 1998. That's nearly 30 years of living with the breed — learning their personalities, their patience (Queso), their chaos (Churro), and the way they have of making every ordinary Tuesday feel like something worth photographing.
Photography came later — a happy accident that turned into a full-on obsession. I started participating in weekly photography challenges almost 10 years ago, and I haven't stopped. Those weekly deadlines pushed me harder than any class or workshop ever could. Every prompt, every submission, every judge's comment has sharpened how I see — and that sharpening is what makes your session better.
I compete in the International Pet Photography Awards annually — not for the trophies, but for the feedback. In 2025, my image "Spa Day" (Queso and Churro in towel turbans, in the bathtub, obviously) placed in the Top 100 out of 4,011 entries from 45 countries. The year before, my image "Moon Salutation" placed as a category finalist in the Pets & People category. And in 2023, "Adirondack Airedale" earned a Top 100 spot.
I live in Parker, Colorado with my husband Ken, my golden retrievers Queso and Churro, and our Grand Design camper Millie — who has taken us all over our gorgeous state. Colorado is home and it shows up in everything I do.
1998
FIRST GOLDEN RETRIEVER
10+
YEARS OF WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGES
20+
FAVORITE DRINKING VESSELS
2
HUMAN CHILDREN
MEET THE MUSES
Queso & Churro.
Every great photographer has a muse. I have two. They've appeared in competition work, brand sessions, and more than a few bathtub shoots. They are the reason I understand dogs the way I do — and they will absolutely steal the treats off your dog's set.
Queso
Queso & Churro
Churro
THE GOLDEN LINEAGE
Nearly 30 years
of golden retrievers.
When people ask why I photograph dogs so well, the real answer is Acorn.
And Mango. And Kola. And Pergo. And now Queso and Churro. Nearly three decades of living with golden retrievers will teach you things about patience, timing, and reading an animal that no workshop ever could.
Each of them shaped how I see dogs — not as subjects to control, but as personalities to reveal.
'98
Acorn
The first
'99
Mango
The fetching machine
'07
Kola
The filthy princess
'10
Pergo
The larger-than-life one with the black tail
'20
Queso
The cuddler
'25
Churro
The trompler
THE CRAFT BEHIND THE CAMERA
Always learning
Always creating.
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International Pet Photography Awards
Top 100 in 2025 & 2023, semi-finalist in 2024. Always submit the maximum 20 images — because every piece of judge feedback makes the next session better. Currently working toward Expert accreditation.
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10 Years of Weekly Challenges
52 Frames, Dogwood, and Unleashed Education have kept Ginger shooting creatively every single week for nearly a decade. No assignment too weird. No prompt too challenging. This is what keeps the creative muscle sharp.
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Advanced Photoshop Compositing
Dogs in water tanks. Dogs as superheroes. Dogs on the moon, probably. Advanced compositing and retouching means the impossible is just the starting point. If you can imagine it, there's a good chance we can make it happen.
LIFE OUTSIDE THE LENS
Colorado. Dogs.
Wide open spaces.
When Ginger isn't behind a camera, she's usually in the mountains with Ken, Queso, Churro, and Millie — their Grand Design camper who has taken the family from Arapaho Bay to New Mexico and everywhere in between.
"It's not always easy raising a puppy — but it's always worth it. And that's true of every single dog I've ever photographed, too."
— GINGER WICK