As well as being our best four-legged friends, dogs can also be quite photogenic, as revealed by winners of the International Dog Photography Awards.

After receiving nearly 2000 stunning photo submissions from all over the world, a panel of dog photographers made the tough choice to pick just one winner for each of their three categories.

See the winners and the runners up for the Portrait & Landscape, Action, and Studio categories below.

To see all of the amazing entrants, visit the Dog Photography Awards contest page.

All image credits:

  1. 1st place (Portrait & Landscape) – Janine Ulbrich

  2. 2nd place – Heike Willers

  3. 3rd place – Izabela ŁysoÅ„

  4. 1st place (Action) – Chiara Hofmayer

  5. 2nd place – Michelle Dawkins

  6. 3rd place – Jess Bell

  7. 1st place (Studio) – Franca Lombardo

  8. 2nd place – Patrick Reymer

  9. 3rd place – Marcus Knoedt