Your love is forever . . . and so are our portraits. MENU Photographing animal companions and their families since 1989. Giving back to our community Thank you to our customers, volunteers, partner businesses and the non-profits we support who enrich our community. Together, in the past nine years, we have raised more than $80,000 that has benefited organizations and pro bono activities including Friends of Pets, American Lung Association’s Clean Air Challenge, Hurricane Katrina Relief in Texas, Puerto Rico and Florida, Polar Pug Rescue and Friends, Portraits from a Distance, Bird TLC, Puppy Up Alaska cancer research, Bird Treatment and Learning Center (Bird TLC) and most recently, Paws at the Table/The Normandy Project. These events happen under the umbrella of the studio’s It’s Important to Paws program. Each year, I select signature charities. Our studio then hosts It’s Important to Paws events during different seasons. While most of these portrait events focus on dogs, they support shelters for women children and men; individuals, public, private and charter schools; animal care organizations; church, non profit and youth activities. We’re happy to consider donations to Silent Auctions through our It’s Important to Paws book collection. Our donations of my coffee table dog books support dozens of non-profits each year. And, we choose two non-profits each year for our Live Auction donations which include complete session and portrait packages. Last spring, we hosted Portraits on the Porch events to support several animal companion organizations in Anchorage during the COVID19 pandemic. Perhaps the most significant accomplishment is my studio’s partnership with Friends of Pets. Since 1989, I’ve photographed nearly 2,000 abandoned dogs and cats who have, thanks to the volunteers of Friends of Pets, have been placed in forever homes. Customers who support my studio and staff make these community actions possible. Art Exhibits: Another way we reach out is by hosting art exhibits at hospitals, medical offices, veterinary hospitals, senior housing communities and more. Great thanks to each location that allows us to display artwork featuring animal companions and their people. Over and over, we hear how the images have improved someone's day when they or their loved ones are not having the best of day. 90% of the costs covered by the studio with thanks to our customers and those who have supported my It’s Important to Paws book projects. Thank you to my art exhibit partners across Anchorage including but not limited to: Providence Hospital -permanent exhibit - Providence Hospital Radiology and Cancer Center - Providence Lab Patient Services (3 locations) - Alaska Heart and Vascular Center - Waiting lobby - Alaska Heart and Vascular Center - Congestive Heart Failure Center - Alaska Heart Center - Surgical Center (Providence) - Providence Hospital - Horizon House - Hillside Veterinary Clinic - Cook Inlet Housing Authority - Centennial Village - Cook Inlet Housing Authority - Coronado Park - Pet Emergency Services - Alyeska K-9 Trainers - Alaska Dog Sports - Alaska SPCA Adoption Center It’s Important to Paws Coffee Table Books It’s important to Paws (Gold Medal - Independent Publishers International - 2014) When Age Has No Leash (2015) Puppy Me with Love (2017) Paws on the Trail (2017) Around town, you can find copies of my four coffee table books from the It’s Important to Paws series. Proceeds from the sales of these books support many organizations throughout Alaska and beyoind. Resale locations include: AK Bark (Dimond Blvd) Kobuk Coffee (Downtown Anchorage) Mosquito Books (Ted Stevens International Airport) David Jensen Photography studio (South Anchorage) David Jensen BIO President, Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska (2019/2020/2021) www.antiqueautomushersak.org Past president, Anchorage Lions Club Past vice president, Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo 15 Director, Front Row Seats Band University of Alaska, Class of 1989, JPC (2014 Alumnus of the year.) Service Hanshew High School - Class of 1976 Bugler, Bugles Across America Photographer, Best Version Media magazines - Anchorage Opened David Jensen Photography/Alaska Pet-ography in 1989 Volunteer, Friends of Pets; 1990 - present. Back to Top email: david@alaskaportraits.com phone: (907) 868-1680 address: South Anchorage Anchorage, AK 99516