They say never work with animals and yet that is exactly what Ursula has been doing for the last 8 years, and she couldn’t be happier. Inspired by her late great Uncle, the painter Craigie Aitchison, who’s beloved Bedlington Terriers never left his side and would often feature in his work, she takes great joy in capturing the incredible bond people have with their animals.

Her tutor at art college encouraged her to get a camera, she’s still not sure to this day if that’s because she was terrible at art, or because she saw something in her! It wasn’t long before she found her way into fashion and commercial photography in London, but Ursula never lost her passion for working with dogs and their owners. It’s the unpredictable nature of working with animals that appeals to her. Whilst she can control the light, location and even the owners, there’s only so much Doctor Doolittling that’s possible.

What started out as a bit of fun, ‘Dogumenting’ her daily adventures with her own dogs, golden retrievers, Hugo and Huxley, has virtually become a full-time occupation, such is the following she has built on social media. You could be forgiven thinking she was a real-life Doctor Doolittle - we can’t recall the last time we saw a dog sat in a cafe wearing spectacles and a shirt! Now splitting her time between London and the Cotswolds, the backdrop to her photography may have changed, but the fun, life and energy abounds.