The fourth year of the Comedy Pet Photography Awards did not disappoint, with a wide range of hilarious photos deemed finalists in the competition. What started as a way to promote awareness for animal welfare issues has turned into the pet photography competition that not only raises awareness but does so through positive images guaranteed to make just about anyone smile.
With so many laugh-out-loud funny pictures, it must have been difficult to determine the winners, which were announced on Aug. 11, 2023. Which ones would you choose?
The Big Boss
Kenichi Morinaga / MRKN / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Cat
Location of shot: Fukuoka, Japan
The 498th Round of Hide and Seek Was Getting a Bit Old…
Kim Horstmanshof / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Nala the cat, accompanied by Misty the dog
Location of shot: Herefordshire, England
Victory
Kazutoshi Ono / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Rescued cat
Location of shot: Japan
The First Outdoor Walk
Darya Zelentsova / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Boudicca the ferret
Location of shot: Amherst, Massachusetts
* All Other Creatures Category Winner
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Gill Woodcock / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: BumbleB the dog
Location of shot: Ormskirk, England
The Three Greys
Klaus-Peter Selzer / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Afghan windhounds
Location of shot: Landstuhl, Germany
* Pets Who Look Most Like Their Owners Category Winner
Albert Einstein
Masayoshi Yamamoto / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Cat
Location of shot: Kagawa, Japan
Is It a Seal or a Dog?
Monyque Macedo Dos Santos / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Louis the dog
Location of shot: Brazil
* Junior Category Winner
Oscar!
Lana Polyakova / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Oscar the dog
Location of shot: Russia
Ball Play Silhouette
Christine Johnson / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Bobby the dog
Location of shot: Sandymoor, England
Barking!
Chris Porsz / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Border collie
Location of shot: Union Square, New York
* Dog Category Winner and People’s Choice Award Winner
Bidule as Goalkeeper
Felix Larcher / FLIX / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Bidule the cat
Location of shot: Ardeche, France
Zorro Reborn
Karl Goldhamer / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Labrador
Location of shot: Fahrdorf, Germany
Who Are You?
Udo Krauss / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Rhodesian ridgeback with a mouse
Location of shot: Lichtenfels, Germany
Little Daisy and Her Big Future
Darya Zelentsova / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Rottweilers
Location of shot: Amherst, Massachusetts
My Face When My Crush Says ‘Hi’
Kerstin Ordelt / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Milo the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
Location of shot: Austria
A Life-Changing Event
Michel Zoghzoghi / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Cats
Location of shot: Lebanon
* Overall Competition Winner and Cat Category Winner
Edgar’s Dandelion
Animal: Edgar the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise
Location of shot: Wymondham, England
Pop Up
Kazutoshi Ono / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Rescued cat
Location of shot: Japan
So This Is the Source of Happiness…
Corinna Mooser / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Runa the dog
Location of shot: Dubendorf, Zurich
A Lovely Couple
Lana Polyakova / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Dog
Location of shot: Russia
Football Free Kick
Kenichi Morinaga / MRKN / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Cats
Location of shot: Fukuoka, Japan
Flying Poodle
John Young / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Barney the toy poodle
Location of shot: Aycliffe, County Durham, England
Kylian’s Sleep
Katia Pillonel / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Kylian the Irish terrier
Location of shot: Geneva, Switzerland
When Digging a Hole Gets Serious
Sophie Boynton / Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2023
Animal: Dog
Location of shot: Hemsby Beach, England
