Melding her passion for photography with her love of animals, Sharon Montrose’s definitive photographic style has made her one of the most sought-after commercial photographers specializing in animals. She has more than ten published books to her credit, including MUTTS (Abrams), LIGHTWEIGHTS (Abrams), the LIGHTWEIGHTS LITTERMATES series (Dachshunds, Labs, French Bulldogs, and Poodles—all Abrams), CARRY-ONS: Traveling Chihuahuas (Abrams), DOGTIONARY (Viking Studio), CATIONARY (Viking Studio), and MENAGERIE (It Books).

Sharon also shoots for some of the world’s foremost pet industry brands. Her Animal Series photographs (featured in MENAGERIE) are part of numerous public and private collections and have been awarded recognition by Communication Arts, Photo District News, The Art of Photography, Hey, Hot Shot!, and the International Photography Awards. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two dogs.  Visit her at The Animal Print Shop and at sharonmontrose.com.