From leaping hounds to tutu-wearing pups, these pictures capture the very best of man's best friend
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This photo, which won first plcae in the Dogs & People categeory, blends the old and new with influences of the Italian master painter Caravaggio and modern steampunk
Source: Mercury Megaloudis / Dog Photography Awards
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Winning first place in the Portrait & Landscape category, this photo captures a female Azawakh called Soleil climbing up a pile of logs.
Sanna Sander, who captured the moment, said: “Already in the camera I saw that it had become something more than I had hoped for; a moment of clean stillness in the busy and messy everyday life, something more than a posing dog on a log stack.”
Source: Sanna Sander / Dog Photography Awards
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This moment capturing Nala, an Australian Shepherd, relaxing during snowfall won second place in the Portrait & Landscape category
Source: Grace Fieselman / Dog Photography Awards
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This photo, which won third place in the Portrait & Landscape category, was taken on a silent morning when the last snow was melting.
Ms Sander, who took the photo, said: “The colors were sucked out of the world, and everything was silent except the crowing ravens adding to the atmosphere.
“In the stillness she posed, watching the winter slowly leaving and making way for spring. In the stillness she was the only color left in the world.”
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The winner of the Action category captures a sighthound in full motion.
Photographer Jacqueline Rüdiger said: “You see the power, the play of the muscles and the perfect anatomy for running fast.”
Source: Jacqueline Rüdiger / Dog Photography Awards
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This shot of a dog jumping into the water in Canada won second place in the Action category.
Photographer Roberta Holden said: “I have become fascinated by the dynamic interplay between air, water and light in turbulence as water is suddenly displaced at the moment of impact as a dock-diving dog enters the water.
“This split second event conjured for me the feeling of falling through ice or being suddenly transported into an alternate realm.”
Source: Roberta Holden / Dog Photography Awards
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Coming in third place in the Action category, this shot captures a agile pet leaping for a stick
Source: Anne-Laurie Léger / Dog Photography Awards
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This elegant ballerina won first place in the Studio category
Source: Anna Averianova / Dog Photography Awards
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This glamorous dog appearing to have a boogie won second place in the Studio category
Source: Carla Gea Perales / Dog Photography Awards
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A cosy shot of three-week-old Great Dane puppies came in third place in the Studio category
Source: Tuss Bennergård / Dog Photography Awards
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The second place winner of the Dogs & People category captures the loyalty and companionship of our dogs.
Photographer Emma Gough said: “In a world where life can be immense and overwhelming, just like the vast nature of the ocean, we can turn to man’s best friend for companionship and support to face the immensity together.”
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This portrait of a woman, Katie, and her dog, Timber, won third place in the Dogs & People category
Source: Jane Thomson / Dog Photography Awards
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This shot, a finalist in the Action category, shows a Border Collie soaring for his frisbee
Source: Anne-Laurie Léger / Dog Photography Awards
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A finalist in the Portrait & Landscape category, this photo shows two puppies exploring the world together
Source: Stine Grind / Dog Photography Awards
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Maddie the dachshund smiles for treats in this funny snap, which was a finalist in the Studio category.
The photographer said the dog reminded her of Princess Leia.
Source: Tina Stahl / Dog Photography Awards
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This photo of a pup peering around a mirror was a finalist in the Portrait & Landscape category
Source: Katie Brockman / Dog Photography Awards
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These dogs enjoy the early morning sunshine next to a lake.
Karin Bruhin, whose photograph was a finalist in the Portrait & Landscape category, said: “When the sun came over the mountain, I took my chance and took the picture.”
Source: Karin Bruhin / Dog Photography Awards
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Sherry the Beagle enjoys an apple in this photo, which was a finalist in the Studio category
Source: Iulia Tulcinscaia / Dog Photography Awards
