Winners of the 2025 International Pet Photography Awards

International Pet Photographer of the Year. © Copyright 2025 Katie Brockman

With an expanded 2025 version, the International Pet Photography Awards is displaying a fair wider vary of expertise on the earth of animal pictures. This yr’s contest had over 4,000 entries from 45 completely different international locations. The competitors was fierce, however in the long run, photographer Katie Brockman walked away with the title of International Pet Photographer of the Year.

An award-winning St. Louis-based photographer, Brockman added the title to her already spectacular checklist of achievements. Using her canine, in addition to foster animals, as fashions, her artistic pictures put her in a category above the remaining. “The dog in two of these images is my own dog, Caldwell, who has been my best model since I started photography a few years ago,” she shares. “All the other animals are my former foster pets, and one of my goals by entering these images was to show that rescue animals can not only make loving family members, but fantastic models, too.”

While canine dominated the sphere by way of subject material, adopted by cats and horses, this yr additionally noticed all kinds of pet entries. Pigs, cows, chickens, parrots, lizards, snakes, frogs, rabbits, ferrets, and goldfish have been all included within the combine, with Ellen Reus’ stunning studio portrait of a snake even profitable the inaugural Open Portrait class. “I’m so happy and proud,” Reus remarked. “Especially because this shows that even if your pet is a snake, you can still get beautiful studio portraits of them. I really love photographing snakes, they’re incredibly photogenic!”

From documentary photographs of stray canine to charming portraits of cats, this yr’s winners are a pleasant take a look at the world {of professional} pet pictures. Scroll all the way down to see extra of our favourite winners and head over to the official website to see the entire gallery of winners and high 100 finalists.

Katie Brockman was named the winner of the 2025 International Pet Photography Awards.

International Pet Photographer of the Year. © Copyright 2025 Katie Brockman

International Pet Photographer of the Year. © Copyright 2025 Katie Brockman

International Pet Photographer of the Year and Creative, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Katie Brockman

Pet photographers from 45 international locations entered over 4,000 photographs into the picture contest.

Feline, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Mirka Koot

Equine, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Renate Zuidema

Pets and People, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Petra Nestelbacher

Action, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Shandess Griffin

Creative, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 He Huapei

Canine, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Janneke De Graaf

Canine, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 Grace Fieselman

While canine have been essentially the most distinguished fashions, loads of different animals have been additionally within the combine.

Winner, Open Portrait. © Copyright 2025 Ellen Reus

Open Portrait, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 Adam Wyatt

Documentary, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 Rebecca Williams

Feline, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 Veronika Blažeková

Equine, Finalist. © Copyright 2025 Leonie Minten

Finalist, Pets and People. © Copyright 2025 Celine Robel

Finalist, Action. © Copyright 2025 Grace Fieselman

Documentary, Winner. © Copyright 2025 Emma Boyle

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