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Pet portrait photographer captures Hong Kong dogs and cats, and wins an international award

Frankie Adamson does not have many photos of her dog Indy, who died of cancer in 2019. Now, having taken ownership of two new dogs, she takes as many as she can

Adamson also takes bespoke portraits of other people’s cats and dogs in Hong Kong – one of which won a British Institute of Professional Photography award

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A portrait of Sandy by Hong Kong-based photographer, Frankie Adamson. Her bespoke pet portrait service, Hounds of Hong Kong, was set up in 2021. Photo: courtesy of Hounds of Hong Kong

Published: 11:21am, 8 Aug 2022

In 2019, Frankie Adamson’s rescue dog Indy died of cancer.

“The vet found lumps in her throat and she was diagnosed with lymphoma – it was pretty aggressive,” Adamson says of the cancer of the lymphatic system that can be common in canines. “Unfortunately, she didn’t make it much longer after that.

“She was so sweet and followed me everywhere. We were besties. It was heartbreaking – Indy was only about seven when she died and I only had her for two years.”

Adamson, a British-born teacher who has called Hong Kong home since 2012, was also devastated that she had few pictures of her beloved pet, a Shetland sheepdog she had adopted from Hong Kong Dog Rescue. Now, having taken ownership of Scout, a border collie aged three, and a two-year-old whippet, Oats, she takes as many as she can.

Frankie Adamson and her rescue dog, Indy, pictured together in 2017. Photo: courtesy of Hounds of Hong Kong

“I always dabbled with photography but for a long time was very much a hobbyist,” she says.