The winners of the 2023 Dog Photography Awards have been revealed, featuring a canine showcasing parkour skills and a doberman gracefully performing ballet among the victors. Winners were crowned in four categories, each receiving a prize of $513 (500 Euros) in the Portrait and Landscape category, the Action category, the Studio category, and the Dogs and People category.
Sanna Sander of Sweden captured a striking image of her Azawakh, Soleil, a West African breed, skillfully climbing a stack of logs as the sun cast its serendipitous glow upon her.
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#1. Portrait & Landscape: 1st Place – Ascending Serenity by Sanna Sander
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.
#2. Portrait & Landscape: 2nd Place – Serene Snowfall by Grace Fieselman
#3. Portrait & Landscape: 3rd Place – Monochromatic illusion by Sanna Sander
#4. Action: 1st Place – Stop your motion by Jacqueline Rüdiger
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.
#5. Action: 2nd Place – Moment of Entry by Roberta Holden
#6. Action: 3rd Place – Catch It by Anne-Laurie Léger
#7. Studio: 1st Place – Ballerina by Anna Averianova
#8. Studio: 2nd Place – Let’s dance! by Carla Gea Perales
#9. Studio: 3rd Place – Puppy love by Tuss Bennergård
#10. Dogs & People: 1st Place – Caravaggio today by Mercury Megaloudis
New and the old Inspired by Caravaggio the artist and new trends in steampunk with the love of dogs all in the studio.
#11. Dogs & People: 2nd Place – Facing the Immensity Together by Emma Gough
#12. Dogs & People: 3rd Place – Timber’s Tribute by Jane Thomson
#13. Portrait & Landscape: Finalist – Weimaraner in winterwonderland by Daria Rossini
#14. Portrait & Landscape: Finalist – Amour Propre by Janneke de Graaf
#15. Portrait & Landscape: Finalist – Stormy sea by Julia Haberichter
#16. Portrait & Landscape: Finalist – Catch the sun rays by Karin Bruhin
#17. Action: Finalist – Red by Michelle Dawkins
#18. Action: Finalist – Poodle jump by Celine Robel
#19. Action: Finalist – Sensational Soar by Grace Fieselman
#20. Action: Finalist – Golden Girls by Rosalind Phang
#21. Action: Finalist – Fly High in the Sky by Anne-Laurie Léger
#22. Studio: Finalist – Sing my Song by Klaus-Peter Selzer
#23. Studio: Finalist – Wired Hair by Chloé Brown
#24. Studio: Finalist – Ebony & Her Ivories by Jane Thomson
#25. Studio: Finalist – The Leia Organa Look by Tina Stahl
#26. Dogs & People: Finalist – A moment of peace by Sabrina Theden
#27. Dogs & People: Finalist – Momma’s Girl by Kyle Rurak
#28. Dogs & People: Finalist – Lets dance together! by Rhea Nellen
#29. Dogs & People: Finalist – Yin and yang by Agnieszka Gulczynska
#30. Dogs & People: Finalist – Lost and found by Sabrina Theden
