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Dog Photographer of the Year 2011: the winners

Dog photographer: Dog Photographer of the Year Overall Winner Tina Williams
Overall winner and portrait category winner

Pedigree whippet basking in the morning sunlight, by Tina Williams
Tina is an amateur photographer who won with her portrait of Joey. 'All dogs are beautiful to me, which is why I love taking photos of them,' she said
Photograph: Tina Williams/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Taida Tarabula's French Bulldog
Portrait category runner-up

French bulldog leaning out of the window, by Taida Tarabula
Taida caught this French bulldog yawning
Photograph: Taida Tarabula/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Dogs at work category winner Mark Molloy
Dogs at Work category winner

Viszla scenting, by Mark Molloy
Amateur photographer Mark Molloy went on a grouse shoot in Scotland and photographed his friend's vizsla. This particular dog was watching a grouse fall from the sky but lost the sight and went to scent for it. Mark says: 'I liked this shot as it shows the dog with its eyes closed, picking up the scent of the grouse – doing what he was meant to do'
Photograph: Mark Molloy/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Alex Fairfull's shot of a German Shepherd at work
Dogs at Work runner-up

An army dog at work in Afghanistan, by Alex Fairfull
Alex is a freelance photographer who was asked to go to Afghanistan by a newspaper to cover dogs at war. This is a picture of a training session with a pedigree German shepherd.  Alex crouched down to get this shot of the dog in action
Photograph: Alex Fairfull /The Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Amanda Hawes' Rottweiler
Man's Best Friend category winner

Rottweiler on man's shoulder, by Amanda Hawes
This is the first photography competition Amanda has entered. She took an online photography course and snapped this photo of her husband with their pet dog Klara, a pedigree rottweiler. Amanda says, 'I’m absolutely gobsmacked that I won!'
Photograph: Amanda Hawes/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Amie Lipley's photograph of an old man and dog on the bus
Man's Best Friend runner-up

Old man and dog on a bus, by Amie Lipley
Amie says: 'It is the first time I’ve entered any competition. I am a student photographer in the second year of my degree and I took the image as I loved the way the gentleman was with his little dog. It's the perfect representation of our bond with them. He had such big hands but was so gentle.'
Photograph: Amie Lipley/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Warren Keep's photo of a Springer springing
Dogs at Play category winner

They don’t call them Springers for nothing, by Warren Keep
Warren is an amateur photographer who loves taking pictures of his dog, Ella, playing in the fields
Photograph: Warren Keep/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Lucinda Seamons' Yorkshire Terrier
Dogs at Play runner-up

Yorkshire terrier jumping with vizslas in the background, by Lucinda Seamons
Lucinda is a professional dog walker and has never taken photos before, but was given a new camera. 'I was mucking around taking photos of the dogs I walk and snapped this photo of Dolly, who is a lively little yorkshire terrier'
Photograph: Lucinda Seamons/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Amy Louise Wilton's Whippets playing on a beach
I love dogs because … category winner (for under-16s)

Two whippets playing on a beach, by Amy Louise Wilton, 16
Amy said: 'I always take pictures of my dogs playing on the beach as they look like they are boxing. They are rescue dogs named Sparky and Holly'
Photograph: Amy Louise Wilton/Kennel Club
Dog photographer: Danielle Connor's picture of puppy with paw
I love dogs because ... runner-up

Puppy with paw, by Danielle Connor, 15

Danielle was on holiday and found three puppies on a beach in Cyprus.  Her family rescued the abandoned puppies and decided to keep one of them, now named Louis. The other two puppies were rehomed in Cyprus. Louis will join the family shortly as he is currently in quarantine
Photograph: Danielle Connor/Kennel Club
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