Must-See: Dog Photographer of the Year Award-Winning Pictures

Dog people, get ready to fall in love with these images. The results are in for the 12th annual Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year awards, and the photos are absolutely stunning.

This international contest is open to both amateur and professional dog loving photographers plus two youth categories to showcase emerging talent. Held by the Kennel Club of the United Kingdom, winning photographs will be shown at the Kennel Club’s museum in London.

Category winners

Dogs at play: Kaylee Greer

Have you seen the winning photos from the Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year yet? This Dogs at Play category winner by @dogbreathphotography perfectly sums up how we’d like to be spending the first day of summer www.dogphotographeroftheyear.org.uk #kcdopty #dogphotographeroftheyear #kclovesdogs

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Man’s best friend and overall winner: Maria Davison Ramos

The results of the Kennel Club’s Dog Photographer of the year have been announced and we just had to share the overall winning photo taken by @basti.sbasti To see all of the winning photos (which we highly recommend) head to www.dogphotographeroftheyear.org.uk #kcdopty #dogphotographeroftheyear

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Dogs at work: Sarah Caldecott

Rita….#pointer #pointersofinstagram #pointerdog #workingdog #dogphotography #canon1dx #moors

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Dog portrait: Anastasia Vetkovskaya

А теперь наконец можно новостью поделиться! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ В этом году снова приняла участие в английском конкурсе The Kennel Club на звание фотографа года собак. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Моя работа выиграла в номинации ЛУЧШИЙ ПОРТРЕТ ГОДА! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ На фото невероятный афган SISLEY- SHOU GERAT GRANT AHTIAR AK JAR, владелец Ирина Щербакова (Irina Sherbakova). Не могу не отметить, что нам активно помогала на съемке @dogland_happy – спасибо! :)

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Assistance dog: Alasdair MacLeod

Rescue dog: Alexandra Robins

I'm so excited to finally be able to announce something that I though would never happen! Or at least not so soon in my photography journey ? I'm so privileged to have placed 1st in the Kennel Club's Dog Photographer of the Year competition in the Rescue Dogs category 2016/17!! This year was also in fact the first year for the new category Rescue Dogs! This is my 3rd year entering the competition, in my first year I was thrilled to have received a Special Mention! The competition gets stronger every year so it's an honour to be amongst great pieces of work. This image was taken at Bath Cats and Dogs Home. Chloe came to the home after her owner died. She came in along with her friend Tess, also a greyhound and Diego, a Corgi cross. I have spent a lot of time visiting the home, especially this year where I've been helping the animal care team when I can. I'm also pleased to say that as part of my award I get £500 to donate to my chosen charity, of course I chose Bath Cats and Dogs home! They are such a wonderful team and I've loved working with them! Here are the rest of the wonderfull winners and Special Mentions – http://www.dogphotographeroftheyear.org.uk #KCdpoty #KClovesdogs #dogphotographeroftheyear #bathcatsanddogshome #petphotography #dogphotography #dogphotographer #petphotographer #dogsofinstgram #dogsofinsta #dogumented #dogs #dog #doglife #rescuedogs #canonphotography #canon #canon5dmarkii #puppiesofinstagram #ilovedogs #dogsarethebest  #cutedogs #instagood #instaoftheday #animalsofinstagram #petsofinstagram #pets

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I love dogs because (12-17 year olds): Julian Gottfried

Here's something different from my usual nature photography. In this year's Dog Photographer of the Year competition – hosted by the International Kennel Club – I was awarded first place in the 12-17 category ('I Love Dogs Because…'). I'm extremely happy to have received this honor!

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Young pup photographer (11 and under): Dylan Jenkins

Jonesing for more? Browse all of the year’s top entries on the website.