Amanda Jones is a photographer who has been capturing photos of dogs for 25 years.

Amanda Jones

Jones, who is based in the US, has been interested in photography since she was a teenager, although she had no blueprint for how to turn it into a career. After studying photography at Ithaca College in New York, she “faced the difficult task of creating my own job,” she wrote on her website.

“I began my work as a dog photographer with very little knowledge. I didn’t know how to interact with clients, how to market my work, how to reach the people that wanted what I could offer,” she wrote.

But as her Dog Years project shows, she learned how to capture their characters. Katy Koo, pictured above, was photographed 10 years apart — we think her gray hair makes her look very distinguished.