Residence Lakewood, Ohio Years active 2010 - Present | Occupation Photographer | |
Greg Murray is an American Photographer known for his photography of dogs.
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Personal Background
Murray was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio and also spent time living in Albuquerque, New Mexico before returning to attend high school. He currently resides in Lakewood, Ohio with his wife and their two rescue dogs.
Murray attended Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) then Loyola University Chicago where he earned a business degree in Human Resources Management in 2004. He spent close to 10 years working in human resources before leaving the field in early 2014 so he could follow his passion of photography. An animal lover since he was a child, Murray began volunteering at animal shelters in the Cleveland, Ohio area by taking photos of animals that were up for adoption in order to help them find their forever home. He started offering pet photography sessions to his clients, and by 2016, a majority of his photography work was dog related.
In February 2016, Murray began photographing dogs eating peanut butter in his photography studio. Some of the dogs were rescues waiting to be adopted and some were his clients dogs.
Book
In March 2016, Murray's photos of dogs eating peanut butter were featured in a Daily Mirror article. His photo series of dogs eating peanut butter quickly went viral. Over the next few months, Murray's photography was featured by Huffington Post, Elle Magazine, Today, Bark Post, Mashable, San Francisco Chronicle, The Telegraph, Thrillist, Uproxx, Elite Daily, American Photography's Pro Photo Daily, Good Housekeeping UK, MSN, Bored Panda, My Modern Metropolis, Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Fox News Network and other local, national and worldwide websites and publications.
In May 2016, Murray signed a book deal with Gibbs Smith. Peanut Butter Dogs is expected to be released on March 14, 2017. The book contains photos of over 150 dogs eating peanut butter. A majority of the dogs were adopted from shelters or in a foster homes waiting to be adopted.