This engaging close-up of an avalanche rescue dog in Switzerland has won the portrait and landscape category of the Dog Photography Awards 2022. The image was captured by photographer Dalia Fichmann who accompanied an avalanche rescue team into the mountains and lay inside an ice cave, letting the dog find her. The result is an engaging and extraordinary image. The Dog Photography Awards is an annual competition open to all photographers around the world. This year, the awards were divided into four categories: Portrait and Landscape, Studio, Action, and Dogs and People. The 2022 edition saw over 1400 applications from 50 different countries. Here are the rest of the winning entries.
PORTRAIT & LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
1st Place Winner – Dalia Fichmann – Switzerland
2nd Place – Sophia Hutchinson – United Kingdom 3rd Place – Joanne Liu – Canada
ACTION CATEGORY
1st Place Winner – Francesco Junior Mura – Italy 2nd Place – Kjara Kocbek – Slovenia
3rd Place – Julia Haßelkuß – Germany
STUDIO CATEGORY
1st Place Winner – Su Kaye – United Kingdom 2nd Place – Jane Thomson – Canada 3rd Place – Daniela Schmid – Germany
DOGS & PEOPLE CATEGORY
1st Place Winner – Sabrina Theden – Germany 2nd Place – Sarah Ebner – Switzerland
3rd Place – Russell Charters – Australia The gallery of winners and finalists can be seen on the Dog Photography Awards website.
