The American Kennel Club has announced the winners of its Dog Photographer of the Year competition. The overall winner is Monica van der Maden with an image of Noa the Great Dane seemingly alone in a forest. To see this photo please go to the last page of this article. We couldn’t have posted it as the first photo, where is the suspense in that. Here are the other top dog photos for 2018 according to the American Kennel Club. Enjoy! There are some great photos here.
First place, Puppies
Klaus Dyba from Germany took this photograph of Ceylin, a three-month-old Italian greyhound
Photograph: Klaus Dyba
First place, Dogs at Work
A group shot of spaniels and retrievers after a hard day’s work, by Tracy Kidd from the UK
Photograph: Tracy Kidd
Second place, Dogs at Work
Tarly, an English springer spaniel, in Ashdown Forest in the UK. Taken by Richard Lane
Photograph: Richard Lane
Third place, Dogs at Play
Sarah Beeston took this photo of Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers Daffy, Taz, and Wile E playing with a frisbee in Indiana, US
Photograph: Sarah Beeson
Judges’ mention, Portrait
Jonathan Yearsley took this image of Tatti, an English cocker spaniel
Photograph: Jonathan Yearsley
