30 Gorgeous Winning Photos Of The Dog Photographer of The Year 2023

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.