It always makes me happy when a photographer takes beautiful images of her dog and family. Rachel Sima took these photos of her dog, Nike, a blue Great Dane.
From Rachel: “These photographs are of the extraordinary blue Great Dane named, ‘Nike’ after the goddess of victory. I took these photographs were taken on film (medium format). 
Nike is my dog, who my husband and I raised from a puppy in a small one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Things were already tight in our Park Slope one-bedroom apartment when we decided to add a baby to the family.
When the baby came along, we decided to move west for more space and time in the sunlight.
We all appreciate the many luxuries of living in California, but no one seems to appreciate it more than our Great Dane, who is welcome at the beaches here and has her own yard to lay around in at home.”
Nike seems to love having someone to share the spotlight!
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About Rachel Sima Photography: Based in Sacramento, California, Rachel specializes in fine art film portraiture.
Great Danes are the sweetest animals. I used to live next door to three of them and they were lumbering cuddle monsters. These photos are so special. Thanks for sharing, Beth!
My goodness, she is massive but oh so cute!!
What a big puppy! I adore his large ears and droopy face. He seems to be very happy with his family, too ☺️
These are beautiful photos of Nike. He seems like such a loving dog with a pretty amazing family.
What a handsome dog! Seriously gorgeous and so regal!
What a beautiful dog! Looks like royalty!
How fun! I love being by the water as well, so I completely get the dog’s excitement for it.
What a big beautiful dog. You have to love that coat! These are such good pictures.
What a silly pup! I love these candid pictures! It shows his personality in a photo! Great shots!
my SIL has a blue great dane and we jsut adore him- hes seriously such a big goofball and such a loveable little thing..or rather a big guy ha but still they are gorgeous right!
Love the photo with the baby and great Dane. Kids and dogs always go together and throw in some water and it is a party.
Oh my goodness what a beautiful boy! He looks like he is having such an awesome time with his stick as well.
I can see the Great Dane for sure, but are you sure there isn’t a little Lab in Nike? Either way, that is one handsome animal. I just love big dogs like Nike.
Wow! How beautiful is he! We have a dog named Duke too!
All the photos are beautiful! She captured the fun and greatness of Nike!
The dog is gorgeous, I love the pictures taken. They all look so clear and Nike looks like she is having a great time.
Wow, she is an amazing photographer. The photos are stunning, well done to her!
I love his name! Our neighbor used to haVE A GREAT DANE AND he was a fun pet to play with.
I adore your pet photos. I have two mini schnauzers and this makes me want to hire a pet photographer right now and do a shoot with them. Precious memories.
I have never seen a Blue Great Dane. What a beautiful coat. I like that this dog has such a handsome face!
We have a furnace company near us called Great Dane Heating & Cooling and its owner has one of these dogs that drives around with him in his truck. They are such great dogs! My Boxer loves to chew and play with tree branches just like yours does so those pics made me laugh.
Oh my goodness, just the sweetest pup ever! Love it!
Must be a massive dog. Seems sweet and was very photogenic in these candid photos.