Cute, Funny, Amazing Dogs In Photos: 20 Winners Of Dog Photography Awards

“Celebrating the strength of these incredibly brave young hospital patients along with with the beautiful dogs enrolled in the pet therapy program was the most enriching project I have ever worked on.”

Every muscle in white shepherd ‘Kooki’ is ready — any second he’s going to jump.

“At first we let Kooki just stand in front of the museum, but he wanted to play, says Rhea Nellen. “So his dog mum threw his frisbee into the air and I managed to capture this pose.”

This photo was taken while traveling through a blizzard from Siorapaluk, Greeland — the northernmost indigenous village in the world — to Qaanaaq.

“We did not have a GPS, cell service or the ability to communicate more than a few words in English,” John Fabiano recalls. “Our protection if we were to run into a polar bear was a rifle from 1940 and the fight within our 13 Greenlandic Huskies. We had to stop so my guide, Ilannguaq, could untangle the sled ropes.”

The dogs watched on and patiently waited until they could get back to doing their favorite thing in the world: running.

Second Place Winners

This is Runem, 90, and his dog, Hajen.

Rune is a man with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to his long work at a concrete factory, and his only happiness in life is his dog. “If he loses Hajen he will probably die not long after, since their bond is so strong and they really love each other,” Ida Levin predicts.

Lucerne Hound Zora sneaking through the Maurerhalle in Basel as if she were hunting, typical behavior of her breed.

This is Santos, a podenco rescued by Hope For Podencos.

“I visited them in Albacete, Spain, as part of my book project on Podencos,” says An di Prima. “Podencos are a horribly abused hunting dog breed in Spain. Every year, after the hunting season ends, thousands get dumped, and a few lucky ones are saved by rescue organizations such as Hope For Podencos. With my photography, I try to help as much as I can: Together, we are stronger.”

Third Place Winners

This photo was taken in Leadenhall Market, a historic London landmark dating back to the 14th century, where it once thrived as a center for trading meat, poultry,and game.

The Wirehaired Vizsla, known for its role as a hunting dog, finds its place amid the market’s warm glow and rain-soaked cobblestones – reflecting the heritage of the breed and the market’s rich past.

Honorable Mentions

When composing this portrait, Rachel Hendrie had a completely different image in mind. However, a magic moment was created when Henry’s hood slipped down over his eyes and she quickly grabbed this shot.

“I love the juxtaposition of this portrait,” she says. “They say the eyes are the window to the soul and I find it amazing how, by just taking away that one aspect of him, it completely changes who he is and gives him a different persona. Just goes to show you can’t always judge a book by its cover.”

When working with the laziest dog breed in the world — I’m allowed to say this as he is my lazy boy — there are always plenty of nap breaks,” says Rachel Hendrie.

On this particular occasion, Henry decided to just flop down to the floor in the middle of the studio and buried his head in a scarf.

“Nice try Henry, but being your typical dog mum/photographer, I just continued on whether he was asleep or not. Because who doesn’t love a picture of their sleeping baby!”

This mysterious portrait was created in basalt rocks at a place reminiscent of the world of Lord of the Rings and dark Mordor. The white Swiss Shepherd symbolizes white spirit, white wizard, protector and never-dying hope.

This photo was taken during a charity photoshoot for victims of severe flooding in Slovenia last summer.

“We did many action shots of dogs jumping in the water, and this 11-year old Boston terrier named Bounty stole the show,” says Nika Kuplenk Golobič.

This photo was taken in Collarenebri, Australia.

John Fabiano was documenting the working dogs of the country and visited a wool farm during sheering season. After the sheep were sheered and sprayed with an aqua-colored anti-lice spray, the dogs herded them to the other end of the 9,000-acre plot.

This dog is a Kelpie, the most common and revered working dog in Australia.

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