The winning photos of the the International Pet Photography Awards, IPPA, are a heartwarming, playful and ever-artistic look at the animals that live among us, providing joy as pets.
Now in its 6th edition, the IPPA – the world’s largest puppy photography festival – attracted thousands of entries from 41 countries and included a special equine category for the first time, rewarding photographers who specialise in this subgenre of puppy photography.
Other categories include Action, Creative, Documentary, Animals & People, and Portrait.
Unsurprisingly, among a wide variety of other pets such as hedgehogs, rabbits, and a rat, most of the participants were photographs of dogs, followed (wait for) cats.
The overall winner receives $500 and the trophy and category winner receives a $250 prize plus mentoring from Unleashed Education and Professional Photography Business Network.
The 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award went to Janneke De Graaf for her portfolio of photographs depicting her dog Basenjis. “My wife and I have four at home, three of which we raised ourselves,” says De Graaf.
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“Basenjis have a beautiful, quite serious expression and very sublime lines, which makes them stand out in images,” explains Janneke. “However, their obedience, or lack of obedience, can make them difficult to subdue, and a master is almost necessary. “
Karen Bruhin founder her dog perfectly color matched for the columns.
Fearless Elegance: Overall Finalist Award
Frisbee over water, Finalist, Overall Award
Dalmatian Reflection, Finalist, Overall Award
Purple Glow, finalist, overall award
It is Renate Zudema’s pony and the symbol taken at sunset, in a box covered in flowering violet heather.
Katie Brockman won the artistic category with this symbol of laughter from her former foster kittens.
“They’re brother and sister, and I looked for a symbol that would show either of their personalities,” he says. “Ed is a very spicy and moody boy, while Cleo is super naughty and enjoys bullying her brothers. “
Lots of Puppies, Silver Distinction
Sphynx Cat, Silver Award, Action category
Yzma the cat posing for her about the stages of life in first grade.
Winner, Equina Sabrina Einig
Sabrina Einig won the first equine for her dynamic photo of Friso, a 7-year-old Friesian stallion.
Icelandic Stallion, Silver Distinction, Equine Category
Photo of Anna Failner’s golden retriever, Tala, taken in a forest in Veldensteiner Forst, Germany, on a misty August morning as the sun slowly rose.
Pygmy Hedgehogm, Finalist, Gold Award, Portrait category
This portrait of Boops A Daisy, an African pygmy hedgehog, created in Rachelk Hendrie’s studio in Glasgow, Scotland, for a couple whose hobby is saving hedgehogs.
Say “cheese”, finalist, Silver Distinction Award
A Peaceful Siesta, Finalist, Gold Award, Portrait Category
Curious Flower, Finalist, Gold Award, Portrait category
The image, titled “Curious Flower,” aims to show the beauty and intriguing nature of one of the world’s most misunderstood pets.
The subject, a rescued rat named Buttons, shows his inquisitive nature by looking out of a flower pot.
Sweet friends, Finalist, Gold Award, Portrait category
Heidi Adler took a photo of the dog as the cat jumped on the stump and photobombed herself, then snuggled up to her most productive friend. “These two have a very sweet relationship and I hope that comes across in the picture,” he says.
Ready for a close-up, Gold Award
The symbol taken at a sand excavation site in Norway. The style is a Whipet, a breed of greyhound known for its sublime and elegant movements.
Snow Zoomies, Finalist, SIlver Award, Action category
“My dogs love snow days,” says Shandess Griffin. “This moment is just a quick glimpse of my dog enjoying zooms in the snow. “
Lady in action, Finalist, SIlver Award, Action category
“Cats are never easy to photograph,” says Jaydene Chapman. “I let Lady do her own thing and she spontaneously jumped into action.”
Amelia, a teacher, and her Assistance Dog, Mr Darcy, at New Farm, Brisbane.
Mr. Darcy works elegantly with Amelia. Although the young people adore him (he has his own ID and receives more Christmas gifts than any other member of the staff), the dog is there for her in her role as teacher.
Reading Time, Finalist, Silver Award, Animals and People category
A morning task for this New Zealand Huntaway dog: herding weaned lambs to the yards. The dogs paint the lambs barking to make them ride. There is a lot of action in this photo as the horses arrived to watch and the sun peeks through the clouds slightly.
Good Stella, Finalist, Silver Award, Documentary category
“Good Stella” paintings on a sheep and farm animal farm, “Wolverton”, in Maindample Victoria, Australia. When a truck of farm animals pulled onto the property, Stella ran to the driveway and waited patiently for her paintings to begin.
Here is a video slideshow of the one hundred finalists for the 2024 Pet Photography Awards:
All the winners galleries of the International Pet Photography Awards can be seen here.
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