Getting a dog to sit still long enough for you to take a decent photo is a challenge, which makes the winning snaps from the βDog Photographer Of The Yearβ competition even more impressive.
Now in its thirteenth year, the international competition ran by charity The Kennel Club received almost 10,000 entries from over 70 different countries around the globe.
The judges chose Monica van der Maden from the Netherlands as the overall winner of the competition with an image of Noa the Great Dane looking wistful in a forest, which placed first in the βOldiesβ category. We think she looks positively majestic.
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Check out the winners for each category below:
Oldies (and overall winner)
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Monica van der Maden
Assistance Dog
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Dean Mortimer
Dogs At Play
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Elinor Roizman
Dogs At Work
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Tracey Kidd
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I Love Dogs Because...
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Tamara Kedves
Manβs Best Friend
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Joana Matos
Portrait
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Carol Durrant
Puppies
![](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5b4db6c62000009f0037349c.png?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)
Klaus Dyba
Rescue Dogs
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Sonya Kolb
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Young Pup
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Mariah Mobley