The Comedy Pet Photography Awards, a competition based in London but open to amateur photographers around the world, published the shortlist of finalists for the 2022 edition on Thursday July 21. This cheerful competition created for “celebrate the positive role pets have in our lives“, shows all kinds of animals (including horses, rabbits, llamas, geese etc.) immortalized by their human friends in funny and often adorable postures.
The 30 finalist photos for the Comedy Pet Photography Awards were chosen from hundreds of photos submitted to the competition from 70 different countries. The judges must now choose their favorites, who will win the different prizes (6 different categories, including one dedicated to cats and another to dogs), but the public is also invited to vote for the first time, until August 22 . The winners will be announced on September 13, 2022.
The competition, which prohibits any photo of an animal wearing clothes or headgear, is sponsored by an English pet insurance company (Animal Friends Insurance), which will distribute on this occasion 30,000 pounds (approximately 35,000 euros) to animal charities, as well as 5000 pounds (5850 euros) that the main winner can donate to the charity of their choice.
Here is our small personal selection, accompanied by the original captions (all the finalist photos are here). And you, what is your favorite?
“Nilo’s Love for water” by Jose Bayon (Spain). “Nilo is a 10-month-old adopted dog. He was hit by a car and barely survived. Now out of the woods, he discovered water for the first time. His pirouettes show his passion for water . A thunderbolt.” (JOSE BAYON – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Purrr-etty Pleeeeaase!” by Sarah Fiona Helme (UK). “Rosie was helping me in the greenhouse and decided, in the most convincing way, to persuade me to give her some of her favorite treats – which, as a lowly will-less cat maid, I did!” (SARAH FIONA HELME – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Chauffeur dog” by Mehmet Aslan (Turkey). “A scene I saw at a red light. At first I even thought the dog was driving!” (MEHMET ASLAN – COMEDY PETS PHOTOGRAPH AWARDS)
“OMG What is that?” (Oh My God, What’s This?) by Beth Noble (UK). “CK does his surprise face”. (BETH NOBLE – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Smokin’ Alpaca” by Stefan Brusius (Germany). “Looks like he’s smoking a cigar.” (STEFAN BRUSIUS – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Mine, Not Yours!” (Mine, Not Yours!) by Lucy Sellors-Duval (UK). “Benji was determined to have all the treats during this shoot, even if it meant stopping his older brother Doug.” (LUCY SELLORS-DUVAL – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Too desperate” by Kazutoshi Ono (Japan). “It’s my adorable cat rescued by the local cat care centre. It’s a door that opens into a hallway. Sometimes she jumps up and hangs in it because maybe she wants to get out too much.” (KAZUTOSHI ONO – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Remember Muttley” by Bernard Sim (Japan). “Popcorn is quite a shy dog and stays away from the lens. I had to shoot a lot to get some usable shots, blooper included.” (BERNARD SIM – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Now, how do I upload my pics?” by Kenichi Morinaga (Japan). “I have a smartphone and I want to upload my photos. Can someone show me how it works?”. (KENICHI MORINAGA – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
“Revenge of the tennis ball” by Christopher Johnson (UK). “Star is playing in the snow and is surprised by a tennis ball.” (CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON – COMEDY PET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)
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