We all love photography competitions. The pictures submitted display the life, environment, or creativity of the photographer in the best way possible. Now add animals into that, and everything becomes better. Therefore, today we are presenting to you the 2020 Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards.
This is the second year of this organization. Their main aim is to celebrate the positive effect that pets have on our lives. Moreover, the aim to raise awareness around homeless pets in the UK. Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks are the two founders behind the famous Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Last year they have announced their 40 finalists from the 2020 Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards, and the images are completely hilarious.
Scroll down below to check some of the images we selected, and remember to upvote your favorite.
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1. ‘Guard Dog On Duty’ By Elke Vogelsang
“What is it about dogs that makes us love them so much? Let’s admit it, they please us. They are great fun. They are gorgeous to look at, charming and cuddly. Their loveable, adoring nature appeals to us. They are loyal, protective, cheerful and altogether great company. Dogs give you all their attention. They can make the shiest people feel better about themselves. A recent study found that dog owners tend to be less lonely, less fearful and more extrovert than people without dogs.”
2. ‘Why Are You Upside Down Mum?’ By Malgorzata (Gosia) Russell
“This our one year old still kitten cat Basil. He is very playful, agile and loves our garden we used a lot during lockdown. It is our daily, morning routine to chase each other around the garden. Picture is not photoshopped.”
3. ‘Gossip Girls’ By Magdalena Strakova
“I was photographing horses in a pasture, and these three got together and appeared to have a chat, gossipping like giggling schoolgirls”
4. Drama Queen by Anne Lindner
“There is almost nothing more beautiful than to see a hearty yawn of a rabbit.”
5. Morning Mood by
“Me and my rescue dog really tired in the early morning.”
6. Hold On Tight! We’re Running Late’ By Karen Hoglund
“Dani, the puppy, hangs on for her life when Gabby is at the wheel. (The car wasn’t actually moving so it wasn’t really scary.) We intended to take a photo of the dogs looking at the camera but both pups looked forward instead which was much funnier! Just to be on the safe side, we kept both dogs on leashes. What you can’t see in these photos is my husband crouched down in the back seat, holding both dogs leashes. He is such a good sport!”
7.‘That Moment You Realize You’ve Gone Through Half A Jar Of Snacks’ By Candice Sedighan
“Bear’s expression looking into his jar of dog food is far too relatable. I simply cut a hole into the food container, taped my iPhone camera to it, and snapped a shot before he dug in to his tasty meal.”
8. ‘The Dancing Cat’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund playing at the top of the stairs.”
9. Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Silly Things Alone’ By Kerstin Ordelt
“This photo is an outtake. Actually, the dogs tried to hug and thats what happend 🙂 The picture was taken in Linz (Austria) in a pedestrian zone early in the morning.”
10. Look Mom – I Can Walk On Water’ By John Carelli
“He was so proud for a split second. He thought he was going to walk across the lake and avoid retrieving the bumper. But alas, gravity won the day.”
11. ‘Squirrelll!!!’ By Elke Vogelsang
“Noodles was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.”
12. ‘Over Dramatic Cat’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund being Dramatic.”
13. ‘The Dancing Kitten’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund playing with his toy.”
14.‘Ohhhhhhhhh’ By Dimpy Bhalotia
“This happened in a fraction of a second and I couldn’t stop laughing.”
15. ‘There Goes Dinner’ By Beth Noble
“Five tonkinese cats watching their “dinner” walk past the kitchen window.”
16. ‘Living Trophy’ By Antonio Peregrino
“This border collie lives on a farm and his name is FOFO. Always cheerful and playful, FOFO also likes to watch the movement on the farm and in this particular photo he is inside the stall of the horses with his head placed in a hole in the wall that gives access to the outside to see me and my cousins walking. I took advantage that I had my camera at the time and took the photo. I called this photo a living trophy because it reminded me of a sad culture that we humans have in killing animals and putting their heads on walls. FOFO proves how much more beautiful, healthy and happy it is for us humans to appreciate free and living animals.”
17.‘Isolated Dog’ By Ilana Rose
“Isolated Vizla dog in lockdown, a reflection on how we all feel in this year of lockdowns due to COVID-19 world wide.”
18. ‘Funny Horse’ By Peter Von Shnen
“This horse is already 24 years old. He moved in with me and he likes it very much. Me too.”
19. ‘Splash’ By Alice Van Kempen
“While playing with eachother one of the puppies fell into the water. The others looked surprised at the splashing sister.”
20. ‘Blessed’ By Mateus De Oliveira
“Malala blesses and advises you humans.”
21. ‘Crazy Horse’ By Daniel Szumilas
“The horse was laughing in front of me. When I got back to the car, I had to check the mirror to see if I had anything on my face. Amazing experience”
22. ‘Buddy’s New Teeth!’ By Lianne Richards
“Our lovable and squeaky ball obsessed cocker spaniel Buddy who we rehomed 18 months ago.”
23. ‘Poodle Chaos’ By Darren Hall
” This is Ted the Poodle. Ted loves his ball more than anything. You can probably tell by his expression in this photo that Ted’s ball is the most exciting thing in the world to him. This image was taken in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne. I used a hand held flash to light Ted as he scrambled through the leaves to get his ball.”
24. The Guilty Kitten’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund the kitten and a stick chew.”
25. ‘Covert Cows’ By Heather Ross
“A couple of important members of the Whitehouse Farm team, peeping over the hedge.”
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