Every year we eagerly anticipate having a laugh with the Funny Animal Image Awards, and the 2022 winners have actually tickled our amusing bones once again.
From derpy looking pet dogs to charming felines and humorous horses, it’s difficult not to split a smile at the shenanigans our loveable family pets get up to.
However it’s more than simply for laughs. Together with a prize money, the winner is provided cash to contribute to an animal charity of their option, with the competitors partner Animal Pals Family pet Insurance coverage likewise contributing thousands to animal well-being charities.
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The 2023 competitors is now open for entries at www.comedypetphoto.com
General winner
Kenichi Morinaga was called Funny Family pet Professional photographer of the Year with his fantastic image of 2 felines resting on a fence cheek to cheek or neck and neck! This image took on 2,000 amusing animal entries to win the leading title and is the very first cat winner.
Kenichi, whose photo likewise got the very best Cat image, is a professional photographer from Japan who likes to go to the little islands around the nation, taking shots of the street felines that he discovers there.
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His enthusiasm began when he got his own animal cat and very first gone to Europe as a backpacker. “All of a sudden, I ended up being interested by the shenanigans of felines out in the streets and needed to photo them” he states. “When I went back to Japan, I continued to seek them out, they actually cheer me up, particularly after the last 2 years of the pandemic– they are so amusing, even when they are doing something severe.”
Here’s the remainder of the winners.
Dog Classification
Jose Bayon from Spain won with a picture of his rescue dog Nilo, feeling extremely delighted having actually simply found water. ‘Nilo’s love for water!’
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Horse Classification
Radim Filipek won with his beautiful shot of a mare and her foal appearing like extremely ‘Pleased horses.’
All Other Animals Classification
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A ‘Smokin Alpaca’ from Germany, recorded by Stefan Brusius
Family Pets Who Look The Majority Of Like Their Owner’s Classification
Who might withstand ‘Dave and Dudley’ taking pleasure in a minute together in the United States, snapped by Judy Nussenblatt
Junior Classification
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Freya Sharpe, aged 9, with her image of the household cat Jack, who handled to get stuck method, method up in a hedge.
Video Classification
Won by Sarah Fiona Helme from the UK, with her video revealing Rosie her cat thoroughly enjoying an owl descend towards her on television!
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Individuals’s Option Award
Marko Jovanovic from the U.S.A. with his rescue dog bounding though the snow.
Funny Animal Group Favourite
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Elected by the competitors organisers, the winner is ‘Driver Dog’ by Mehmet Aslan from Turkey.
Extremely applauded winners
Along with the classification winners, 8 professional photographers were identified as Highly Commended for their entries:
Christopher Johnson:
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Jonathan Casey:
Lucy Sellors-Duval:
Kazutoshi ONO:
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Karl Golhamer:
Beth Noble:
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Sarah Fiona Helme:
Kenichi Morinaga