This started with my boy named Marco.
I'm Joe. I have two dogs, Marco and Maggie. Somewhere along the way (from day 1) I realized I was terrified of forgetting the small things. The way Marco settles in next to me at the end of the day. The way he snores. The way Maggie still acts like a puppy when she hears the leash, or how she acts like a psycho if there’s a ball within a square mile.
I started photographing them obsessively. Then I started photographing other people's dogs. Then families started reaching out who were going through something much harder; a diagnosis, a decline, a goodbye that was coming too fast.
That's when The Marco Project became something real.
Book a Session
STANDARD SESSION — $225
60 minutes • Full edited gallery • Everything worth keeping.
Your pet's world, documented honestly. Parks, backyards, favorite spots, wherever they're most themselves.
Every session is documentary-style - minimal posing pressure, no forced moments. We follow your pet’s lead and capture what's actually there.
EXTENDED SESSION — $375
2 hours • Full edited gallery ·• More time. More story. More of them.
More time means more story. Multiple locations, slower pace, deeper documentation of a day in their life.
A travel fee applies for locations beyond 30 miles from Metro Detroit. We'll sort that out before anything is booked. 
Step 1: We talk briefly. Tell me about your pet - their personality, their favorite spots, what you're hoping to capture. No forms, no pressure.
Step 2: We find the right setting. Parks, trails, your backyard, a favorite beach - wherever your dog is most at home. I'll follow their pace, not a shot list.
Step 3: You get the photos. A full edited gallery, delivered quickly. The ones that make you stop scrolling. The ones you'll still be looking at in twenty years.
Simple from start to finish.
For families facing a harder moment.
Some families reach out not to celebrate, but because time is running short. A diagnosis. A decline. A goodbye that's coming whether you're ready or not.
For those families, I offer no-cost sessions. Always. No application, no hoops. Just reach out and tell me what's going on.
You'll get everything worth keeping - the same care, the same quality, the same unhurried session - because the photographs matter just as much. Maybe more.
These sessions are made possible by paid bookings and the generosity of people who believe in the mission.
Want to help?
If you believe in what this project does, there are a few ways to be part of it.
Book a session: Your session directly funds the next one for a family in need.
Tell someone: Know someone whose pet deserves to be remembered? Send them here.
Make a donation: Even a small one goes further than you'd think - and means more than you know.
The Marco Project is not a nonprofit. Donations are not tax-deductible but go directly toward no-cost sessions for families in need.