Welcome to Rural Images...

I live in beautiful western Kentucky with my husband Michael. Our daughters now both live in Louisville Kentucky. Bailey is a junior at the University of Louisville majoring in education. Carrie graduated from Western Kentucky University and now works at beautiful Churchill Downs.

Mike and I share our home with Ben the  Cavalier who has captured out hearts and our rescue cats, Melanie, Bo, Troy and Paris.

I have been a professional photographer for 23 years. The last 10 years specializing in dogs, cats, and horses.

My love for animals began at an early age growing up on farm .We had an abundance of horses, donkeys, cats and dogs.  They were my friends and constant companions. I never lost my love and respect for them.  I feel blessed to have a job I love and to be in the company of animals.

I have over 30,000 images of domestic animals in stock.

My photographs appear regularly in these magazines:  Just Labs,  Dog World, Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy,  Dogs for Kids, Cats and Kittens, The Retriever Journal, The Horse,  Popular Dog Series,  Equine Practice, The Pointing Dog Journal, Dogs USA, Birds & Blooms and Country. Hobby Farm Home.

These calendar companies: BrownTrout Publishers, Willow Creek Press, Pet Prints Inc., Workman Publishing.

These book publishers: Willow Creek Press, Barron's Educational Series, Wiley Publishing a division of Howell Book House, BowTie Press, Shoreline Publishing and Reiman Publications.

The greeting card company ULTIMUTT Greeting Cards.

I am a member of The Dog Writers Association of America, Inc.

I graduated in 1980 from Kentucky Wesleyan College with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art and Art Education.