Slideshow: Finalists for the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo Awards

Finalists for the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo Awards

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

Location: Germany

Artist Statement: He looks like he is smoking a cigar.

Finalist: ‘Nilo’s Love for Water’ by Jose Bayon

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

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

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

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

Location: Germany

Artist Statement: Even a werewolf needs to relax sometimes…

Finalist: ‘Goofy Bun’ by Sarah von Keitz

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

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

Location: Wymondham, UK

Artist Statement: My tabby cat Candy is ranked East Anglia #1.

Finalist: ‘Dashing Through the Snow’ by Marko Jovanovic

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

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

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

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!