Ascending Serenity by Sanna Sander - Copyright Credit: Sanna Sander/DogPhotographyAwards

Raise the woof! Here are the adorable winning images of the Dog Photography Awards 2023

Published on 01/11/2023 - 14:11•Updated 02/11/2023 - 08:38

Who let the dogs out? The 2023 Dog Photography Awards returns to celebrate the beauty (and silliness) of dogs in a collection of stunning images.

The Dog Photography Awards, which made its debut in 2021, is back for its 2023 edition, and it's bigger, better, and furrier than ever!

This year, the competition received a total of 1440 entries from more than 50 different countries, including Germany, Australia, China and Canada.

The four categories were as follows: Studio, Dogs & People, Action, and Portrait & Landscape.

So, without further ado, we present to you the winning images that are guaranteed to set your tails wagging in delight.

'Ballerina' by Anna Averianova (Studio - 1st place)

'Let's dance!' by Carla Gea Perales (Studio - 2nd place)

'Caravaggio today' by Mercury Megaloudis (Dogs & People - 1st place)

'Facing the Immensity Together' by Emma Gough (Dogs & People - 2nd place)

'Ascending Serenity' by Sanna Sander (Portrait & Landscape - 1st place)

In the right light even the most mundane place emits magic.

I had the idea of this image in my mind for quite some time, driving past the log stack every day on my way to drop the kids of at school.

And finally, on our way home from school one day, I stopped the car and asked my azawakh girl Soleil to hold the pose for a moment while I took the photo.

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.

The image made me linger in the moment.

Sanna Sanders

'Serene Snowfall' by Grace Fieselman (Portrait & Landscapes - 2nd place)

'Stop your motion' by Jacqueline Rüdiger (Action - 1st place)

Have you ever seen a dog, or even better a sighthound, running in pure joy? You see the power, the play of the muscles and the perfect anatomy for running fast. In this picture I wanted to show the speed of this dog and capture it, but at the same time freeze the motion to show the anatomy of this beautiful dog. To get it you need a perfect timing of all components involved. The dog, the lights and for sure me as the photographer. The result is a stunning composition reduced to the only important thing, the dog.

Jacqueline Rüdiger

'Moment of Entry' by Roberta Holden (Action - 2nd place)

'Timber's Tribute' by Jane Thomson (Dogs & People - 3rd place)

'Puppy love' by Tuss Bennergård (Studio - 3rd place)

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