The Comedy Pet Photography Awards have announced the finalists for its 2021 photo contest which aims to celebrate the positive and vital role that pets have on our lives and to encourage and raise awareness about animal welfare in general. The wholesome contest raises money for different grassroots charities each year.
This year, the contest has partnered with Animals Friends Insurance to donate £10,000 (About $13,500) to Animal Support Angels which is an animal welfare charity that provides food, shelter, and veterinary support to pets and pet owners.
Over 2,000 entries were submitted from all over the world with subjects ranging from pets photobombing their owners, to others joyriding in the family boat.
Below are 23 of the finalists who are in contention for the cash prize of £2000 (about $2,687), a “goodie bag,” and a bespoke trophy, not to mention the honor of being named the 2021 Comedy Pet Photographer of the Year.
“Paint me like one of your French girls!” ©Anna Chambers/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“That was a funny joke!” ©Bernard Sim/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Jurassic Bark” ©Carmen Cromer/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Sunbathers” ©Catherine Falls/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Boing!” ©Christine Johnson/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Nosy Neighbour” ©Colin Doyle/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“A Warm Spot on a Cold Day” ©Corey Seeman/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Caught Red Pawed” ©Danielle Wood/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Crazy In Love With Fall” ©Diana Jill Mehner/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
Animal: Dog
Location of shot: Paderborn
“Licensed to Drive” ©Donna Deshon/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Home Skooling” ©Jacki Gordon/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“….That was a good one!” ©Jakub Gojda/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Chilling Ludwig” ©Gloria Julien/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
“Photobomb” ©Kathryn Trott/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Cat Model” ©Kenichi Morinaga/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Muttford and Chum” ©Luke O’Brien/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Ostrich Style” ©Manel Subirats Ferrer/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Good Morning” ©Mary Ellis/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Photo Bomb” ©Mollie Cheary/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Long Cow” ©Pier Luigi Dodi/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“The Eureka Moment” ©Sophie Bonnefoi/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“The Embrace of Love” ©Svetlana Pisareva/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
“Whizz Pop” ©Zoe Ross/Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 202
The finalists will be judged by a panel including last year’s winners with the category and overall winners to be announced in November. More finalists, as well as information on how to stay up to date on the announcement of the winner, can be found on the Comedy Pet Photo Awards’ website.
Image credits: All photos individually credited and shared courtesy of the Comedy Pet Photography Awards.
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