Our main philosophy is to produce a quality product with the talents God’s given us, combined with integrity of business. We strive to operate our stock agency in a manner that is of the most professional level without losing the personal feel of dealing with a small, family owned operation. Though our specialty is working with dogs and puppies in natural settings, we have a nice collection of images of other animals from domestic to wildlife, as well as scenics. Our editing process is more brutal then some of our counterparts, with only the sharpest images making it past our wastebasket. We want only the best, sharpest images to bear the Close Encounters name on them, we always try hard to put quality first.

We love what we do, working with the animals and meeting amazing people. Years ago we decided that if we ever got to a place where we no longer enjoy our work, then it's time to retire our cameras to the closet.