Finalists for the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo Awards
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30 shortlisted images were selected for the annual Comedy Pet Photo Awards, narrowed down from hundreds of entries submitted from nearly 70 countries. The competition was started by Paul Joyson-Hicks and Tom Sullam – two professional photographers who wanted to highlight the vital role pets play in our lives.
Comedy Pets donates £35,000 to animal welfare charities, what amounts to £10,000 each to 3 separate charities that care for and re-home abandoned animals: Dean Farm Trust, London Inner City Kitties and Wild at Heart Foundation. The overall winner of this year’s competition will receive £5000 to donate to a charity of their choice.
All finalist photos can be viewed on the competition’s website.
Finalist: ‘Smokin’ Alpaca’ by Stefan Brusius
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Location: Germany
Artist Statement: He looks like he is smoking a cigar.
Finalist: ‘Nilo’s Love for Water’ by Jose Bayon
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Location: Spain
Artist Statement: Nilo is an adopted puppy about 10 months old. He was hit by a car and was barely saved. Now recovered, he has just discovered water for the first time. His capers and pirouettes show his passion for water. Love at first sight.
Finalist: ‘Boom Boom’ by Kenichi Morinaga
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Location: Japan
Artist Statement: Cats are bumped on the wall suddenly. It was like a cartoon bamped boom boom.So funny moment.
Finalist: ‘Chauffeur Dog’ by Mehmet Aslan
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Location: Turkey
Artist Statement: The situation I encountered at traffic lights. At first I thought it was really like using a dog!
Finalist: ‘Purr-etty Pleeeaase!’ by Sarah Fiona Helme
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Location: South Lanarkshire, UK
Artist Statement: Rosie was helping me in the greenhouse and decided to try, in her most engaging way, (and with the help of the wheelbarrow to stand on), to persuade me into giving her some of her favorite treats – which, being a lowly cat servant with no willpower, I did!
Finalist: ‘Werewolf 2.0’ by Karl Goldhamer
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Location: Germany
Artist Statement: Even a werewolf needs to relax sometimes…
Finalist: ‘Goofy Bun’ by Sarah von Keitz
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Location: Canada
Artist Statement: This is Fibunacci. Is he praying? Laughing? Blowing a raspberry? Actually, he’s just cleaning his ears! He always wants to make sure he’s looking his best.
Finalist: ‘I’m Talking to You’ by Stefan Brusius
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Location: Germany
Artist Statement: Goose runs across the meadow, eats and chatters, in the right moment, at the right moment, it looked like she was speaking to me.
Finalist: ‘Grandmistress Candy’ by Jonathan Casey
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Location: Wymondham, UK
Artist Statement: My tabby cat Candy is ranked East Anglia #1.
Finalist: ‘Dashing Through the Snow’ by Marko Jovanovic
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Location: United States
Artist Statement: Carter was on a Euth list in California. We flew from Chicago to Cali rescue him. This was his first time experiencing snow. As you can see he could believe was missing out all these years!
Finalist: ‘Revenge of the Tennis Ball’ by Christopher Johnson
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Location: Warrington, UK
Artist Statement: This is Star playing in the snow in a local field and getting surprised by a passing tennis ball.
Finalist: ‘Oh I Do I Like a Scratch and Tickle’ by Bob Moore
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Location: Loughborough, UK
Artist Statement: We had gone out for the day and came home to find our kitten Jack had got stuck in the hedge!
Finalist: ‘Jack the Cat Stuck in the Hedge’ by Freya Sharpe
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Location: Loughborough, UK
Artist Statement: We had gone out for the day and came home to find our kitten Jack had got stuck in the hedge!
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