The winners of the 2025 International Pet Photography Awards have been announced, celebrating the best in pet photography from around the world. Now in its 7th year, the competition attracted a record-breaking 4,011 entries from 45 different countries, with dogs, cats, horses, and even some unusual pets like snakes, rabbits, parrots, and lizards taking center stage.
Photographers competed across eight categories: Action, Canine Portrait, Creative, Documentary, Equine Portrait, Feline Portrait, Open Portrait, and Pets and People. The winning images showcase not only incredible technical skill but also the beauty, character, and spirit of pets and the special place they hold in our lives.
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#1 International Pet Photographer Of The Year Finalist Andrea Wafler
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#2 Creative Category Finalist He Huapei
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#3 Action Category Winner Shandess Griffin
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#4 Canine Portrait Category Winner Janneke De Graaf
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#5 Canine Portrait Category Finalist Regine Jensen
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#6 Canine Portrait Category Finalist Andrea Wafler
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#7 Canine Portrait Category Finalist Frankie Adamson
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#8 Creative Category Finalist Barbara Cesari
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#9 Equine Portrait Category Finalist Nicola Broadhurst
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#10 Equine Portrait Category Finalist Denise Strauch
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#11 Equine Portrait Category Finalist Kelly Groenestijn
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#12 Equine Portrait Category Winner Renate Zuidema
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#13 Open Portrait Category Finalist Chantal Sammons
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#14 Pets And People Category Finalist Celine Robel
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#15 International Pet Photographer Of The Year Finalist Renate Zuidema
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#16 International Pet Photographer Of The Year Finalist Frankie Adamson
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#17 Action Category Finalist Nikki Mcdonald
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#18 Action Category Finalist Keri Parado
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#19 Canine Portrait Category Finalist Grace Fieselman
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#20 Equine Portrait Category Finalist Leonie Minten
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#21 Feline Portrait Category Winner Mirka Koot
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#22 Open Portrait Category Finalist Adam Wyatt
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#23 Pets And People Category Winner Petra Nestelbacher
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#24 Pets And People Category Finalist Eliane Van Schaik
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#25 International Pet Photographer Of The Year Finalist Janneke De Graaf
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#26 Action Category Finalist Grace Fieselman
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#27 Action Category Finalist Nika Kuplenk Golobič
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#28 Creative Category Finalist Shandess Griffin
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#29 Creative Category Finalist Grace Fieselman
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#30 Creative Category Winner Katie Brockman
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#31 Documentary Category Winner Emma Boyle
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#32 Documentary Category Finalist Wren Louise Sell
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#33 Documentary Category Finalist Katie Hall
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#34 Documentary Category Finalist Nicole Hrustyk
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#35 Documentary Category Finalist Rebecca Williams
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#36 Feline Portrait Category Finalist Veronika Blažeková
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#37 Feline Portrait Category Finalist Betty Brodie
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#38 Feline Portrait Category Finalist Carolin Melin
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#39 Feline Portrait Category Finalist Katie Brockman
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#40 Open Portrait Category Winner Ellen Reus
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#41 Pets And People Category Finalist Renate Zuidema
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#42 Pets And People Category Finalist Elena Willingstorfer
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#43 2025 Overall International Pet Photographer Of The Year Winner Katie Brockman
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#44 Documentary Category Finalist Louise Kennedy
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