Pet photographer jobs in New York, with your shoots in front of owners in your borough first
Petme is a pet care app with a social feed. You post the shoots you do, and the home feed shows them first to people nearby, so an owner in Park Slope or Astoria sees your work, opens your profile and messages you. Owners already use Petme for sitting, walks and grooming, so you meet them in an app they have open.
Pet photography has its own review on Petme: photographers in New York apply from the app once their sitter profile is approved.
How New York owners find a pet photographer through a post
Post a portrait of a dog you shot in Williamsburg. The home feed shows it first to people nearby, so owners in Greenpoint and Bushwick like it, follow you, open your profile and message you in the app.
Your best frames, in the feed
A strong portrait from Upper East Side tells an owner more about your eye than a price list does. Post it, then the next one.
Local before distant
Owners in New York scroll a home feed that puts posts from people around them first, and that includes your shoots.
From a post to a booking
An owner who likes a post can follow you, open your profile and message you in the app, then book one of your packages.
What a shoot in New York runs into
Check these before you book a spot for a client in New York. They come from the city's own pages and from NOAA climate normals.
Central Park leash hours
Dogs must be leashed from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, service animals excepted. Off-leash hours are 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 9:00 pm to 1:00 am in specified areas, and some landscapes are always off limits to dogs.
When a city permit applies
The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment says no permit is needed if you use only handheld equipment or tripods and do not claim exclusive use of City property. With any other equipment or vehicles, a permit is always required.
No dry season in the city
Central Park averages a high of 84.9°F in July and 39.5°F in January. Monthly precipitation stays between 3.2 and 4.6 inches all year.
Up to 3 packages, every price yours
Petme sets no photography rate in New York. You build a menu of 1 to 3 packages, and each one sets the shoot length, the number of edited photos, the price, the delivery deadline and the revision rounds. Owners see all of it before they book.
Shoot length and edited photos
Set by you for each package, so owners know what they are booking
Price and delivery deadline
Your price, and a delivery deadline of 3, 7 or 14 days per package
Revision rounds
From 0 to 3 rounds in each package, re-delivered within 3 days
What a pet photographer costs in the US
This is the national rate owners pay pet photographers, from the source below. Rates in New York can sit above or below it. On Petme you set your own package prices; this is a reference, not a promise of earnings.
Pet photographer, per hour
$115 to $200 per hour
Source: Thumbtack pet photography cost guide, checked October 2026.
New York areas you can cover
Pick the parts of New York you cover, from Upper East Side and Upper West Side to Williamsburg. For a shoot at the owner's home you set a travel radius from where you are. Outdoors, the owner names the spot. In your studio, the owner comes to you. You choose which of the three you offer.
Made for working pet photographers in New York
Paid when the owner accepts
Your payout follows when the owner accepts the delivery. If they say nothing for 3 days it counts as accepted, so there are no invoices to chase.
Owners see the package first
Duration, edited photos, price, delivery deadline and revision rounds are on the page before anyone books, so a request already matches what you offer.
Originals stay full quality
You deliver full-quality originals in the app, never recompressed. The owner sees watermarked previews until they accept.
How to start photographing pets on Petme in New York
1. Become a Petme sitter
Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the New York areas you cover and pass ID verification.
2. Send the photography application
Add a portfolio of animal photos, at least one proof of paid professional work (a business registration, a client invoice, or a professional website or social profile) and your declarations. If it is not approved, you can apply again after 15 days.
3. Build your menu
Once approved, set up to 3 packages: shoot length, edited photos, price, a delivery deadline of 3, 7 or 14 days and 0 to 3 revision rounds. Choose where you shoot.
4. Post your shoots
Share photos and videos from your sessions. The home feed shows them first to people nearby, so local owners can find your profile and message you.
Pet photographer jobs in New York
Questions pet photographers in New York ask before applying.
Is Petme hiring pet photographers in New York?
What does a pet photographer do on Petme in New York?
Do pet portrait jobs exist on Petme in New York?
Do I need a permit for a paid pet photo shoot in New York City?
How do I become an animal photographer in New York?
Do I need paid experience to be a pet photographer in New York?
What is a pet photographer salary in New York?
Pet photographer jobs elsewhere in the US
The other US cities with a pet photography page, closest to New York first. Each one lists the neighborhoods you can cover there.
Bring your pet photography to Petme in New York
Become a Petme sitter, send the photography application from the app with your portfolio and proof, then post your shoots so owners nearby see them.
