The Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year
The Kennel Club has announced the 2017 winners of its annual `Dog Photographer of the Year` photo contest. Now in its 12th year, the international competition received almost 10,000 entries from 74 countries around the world, and was sponsored by SmugMug and Nikon School. As the internet would say, that`s a lot of h*ckin` good puppers.
We present the 1st place winners from each of the ten categories in the competition. To see all the winners in each category, head over to the Dog Photographer of the Year website.
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Overall winner and `Man`s Best Friend` category winner: Maria Davison Ramos (Portugal)
About the photo: For me, capturing real and candid moments is what photography is all about. This is one of those moments. My friend had just adopted Yzma and while we were chatting in the kitchen I was taking some photographs. The location and the light were far from perfect, but I ended taking one of the photos I´m most proud of.
About the dog(s): The dog`s name is Yzma and she`s a Golden Retriever cross. She was adopted by one of the photographer´s closest friends.
The Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year
`Assistance Dogs` category winner: Alasdair Macleod (Ayrshire, Scotland)
About the photo: Megan was photographed during her weekly visit to South Beach Care home in Saltcoats, with one of the residents, 95 year old RAF veteran Mr Duncan Currie (a pilot for the Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, Dam Busters) who has Dementia.
About the dog(s): Megan is a rescued Greyhound and was the top Therapet for 2016.
The Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year
`Dogs at Play` category winner: Kalyee Greer (United States)
About the photo: Petey and I stood there together on the water´s edge in awe as the day bowed out to the night and the sun slipped its yellow head behind the horizon. Pastel colours painted themselves across the Summer sky above our shoulders in strip ...
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