The 2019 Dog Photographer of the Year was released, and Denise Czichocki from Switzerland won the overall championship in the photo "Dream Merlin", which shows a Bodenker named Merlin sitting in a magnolia flower, he is 14 years old. This photo is also the first place in the "Veteran" group. The competition has been held for 14 years since 2005 and is hosted by the famous Kennel Club.
The competition received nearly 7,000 entries from 70 countries around the world. This is the second place in the veteran group is the British Cat Race's "Young Hearts". Dog name: Bailee, Labrador.
The photos of the veteran group are dogs (purebred or hybrid) over the age of 8 and can be taken in the studio, outdoors, portraits, landscapes or close-ups. This is the third place in the veteran group is Susan Lang's "Satisfied Heart" in the United Kingdom. Dog name: Ozzy, 12-year-old rescued Greyhound.
The Puppy Category is used for photos of puppies under 6 months of age. The photo can be any of the following: a puppy portrait, a puppy playing, a newborn puppy and a puppy with a mother. One or more puppies can be depicted. This is number 1 is the Dutch Monica van der Maden's "Little Twins". Dog name: Macy & Vino, Weimar Hound.
The second place in the puppy group is Carlos Aliperti in Brazil's Father and Son. Dog names: Toddy and Ted, Border Collie.
The 3rd place in the puppy group was Holland's Lotte van Alderen's Dark Dawn of Noah. Dog name: Noah, Labrador Retriever.
The number one in the playing dog group was Monica van der Maden's Dirty Dog in the Netherlands. Dog name: Waylon, Australian Shepherd.
The third place in the playing dog group was Angela Blewaska's "The Joy of Life" in Germany. Dog name: Bobby, hybrid Rhodesian Ridgeback. The 2nd place shot average, ignored.
Number One in the working dog group was Dorine Scherpel's "Faithful Colleagues" in Canada. Dog names: Sam, 5, and Lady, 8, shepherds.
The second place in the working dog group is Katie Behan's "She's in the Heather" in the UK. Dog name: Belle, English Springer.
The third place in the working dog group is "Hunting Time" by Nadezhda Ivanova in Russia. Dog names: Dio and Afina, Hungarian Vizra.
China's Tianhang Zhang's Curiosity won no. 2 in the Rescue Dogs and Dogs Charity category. Dog Name: Nameless, Borzoi.
The recipient of the No. 1 spot in the Assistance Dogs and Dogs Charity group was Angelika Elendt's Soul Comforter in Germany. Dog name: Lilly, rescued hybrid dog.
The club also set up a special group of young photographers under the age of 11, 11-year-old Mariah Mobley of the United States won the first place with "The Dog with the Seaweed on the Head", the dog name: Georgie (4 years old), Havana dog.
12-year-old Mariah Mobley won the (12-17 years old) I love dog with "Dog Sleep Time" because... Group 1st, dog name: Koby, Lhasa Poodle. For a complete photo gallery of the awards, please visit the official website https://www.dogphotographeroftheyear.org.uk/