The 11 winners of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023 have been revealed, the competition that rewards the funniest shots of pets - The photos

The winners of the photography contest launched five years ago have been announced «to celebrate the positive and vital role that pets have in our lives and to encourage commitment to well-being»

The winners have been revealed Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023, the annual competition that celebrates the funniest and funniest photos of four-legged friends (and not only), established by two English photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam «to celebrate the positive and vital role that pets have in our life and to encourage commitment to animal welfare".The absolute triumph was the photo of the two kittens, Alex and Max, saved from the street, immortalized while playing with each other by the Lebanese photographer Michel Zoghzoghi.The winner, who won a prize of 500 pounds and a technical photographer's grant, explained that the photo contains «an event that changes my life:Alex is the shy one, Max is the playful one:together they make an incredibly cute couple.I had more fun photographing these two kittens than during my more adventurous nature photography trips."

The winning photo in the Junior category

For the Junior category, the winner was 13-year-old Brazilian Monyque Macedo Dos Santos, who portrayed her dog Louis hidden between the sofa cushions, while secretly "aiming" at a tennis ball:«There is a hiding place under the sofa where Louis likes to hide, that day I took his tennis ball from “his place”, he got angry and stuck his head out of the hole barking to get his ball back.That's when I took the photo."

The other winning photos

In addition to the two main winners, there are 9 other photos that have won the hearts and sympathies of users.Among these was that of photographer Chris Porsz, an amateur photographer, who won thanks to «a shot that I almost took by chance:by a stroke of luck, just as the dog's owner threw the ball, I instinctively raised my camera and took the shot.The dog was looking at the owner and then lunged and turned in mid-air to catch the ball."

Among the winners there is also the shot of the cat portrayed by Kazutoshi Onoe, with the feline landing with an enviable pose to say the least, in perfect Olympic style.

Among the winning photos also that of Kenichi Morinaga which portrays the «Big Boss, the boss of the neighborhood:he is kind and his kindness is simply great."

The funny pose portrayed by Sophie Boynton also won:«Shadow was normally digging holes on the beach, when suddenly he showed off his new technique!Luckily the camera was ready for this crazy position."

Among the other winning shots there is also that of Kenichi Morinaga, in which splendid cats are portrayed that seem to be on the pitch.One of them in particular is very concentrated:"It's the wait for the free kick."

Among the winning photos there is also that of Karl Goldhamer who portrayed «the return of the avenger of the weakest» (Zorro), who however this time returned «as a dog and not on horseback, but in a car».

Another winning shot is that of Gill Woodcock, who portrays her wonderful «Bumble, who puts her heart and soul into everything, but it doesn't always work».The important thing is to try anyway.

Surprisingly not only dogs and cats, but among the winning photos there is also that of the ferret taken by Darya Zelentsova, who explains:«I am so happy to see my lovely Boudicca among the winners.Ferrets almost never win anything in major international photography competitions and I am happy to promote them as great pets.They are intelligent, cheerful, sociable, little creatures with a great personality and enormous tenderness:when you have a ferret, you never stop smiling."

And finally, let's take a good look at this last winning photo:here you are Karin, and her two dogs.