A biking dog, a rabbit in a bow tie and a black cat enjoying a wine glass filled with milk are just three of the adorable animals captured in this year’s Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) animal category.
The photos – captured by some of Australia’s top animal photographers – capture all sorts of animals in both natural and slightly posed settings.
Pet photographer, Angie Connell, took home the prize for Pet/Animal Photographer of the Year – thanks to her imaginative renditions of a dog inside a picture frame, a rabbit in a bow tie and tweed jacket and a white cat clad in robes and a crown.
Elsewhere, other photographers showcased everything from birds to koalas and snoozing dogs.
A biking puppy (pictured), a rabbit in a bow tie and a black cat enjoying a wine glass filled with milk are just three of the adorable animals captured in this year’s Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) animal category
The photos – captured by some of Australia’s top animal photographers – capture all sorts of animals in both natural and slightly posed settings (pictured: a portrait by the winning pet photographer, Angie Connell)
Pet photographer, Angie Connell, took home the prize for Pet/Animal Photographer of the Year – thanks to her imaginative renditions of a rabbit clad in a bow tie and tweed jacket (pictured) and more
Elsewhere, photographers showcased everything from dogs seemingly celebrating their birthday (left) to cats enjoying a wine glass of milk (right)
Photographer, Alex Cearns, captured a candid photograph of a canine (pictured)
APPA is the largest awards for professional print photography in Australia, and one of the largest in the world. Meanwhile, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) has been running the awards annually for the past 41 years.
‘APPA is the only awards in the country that celebrates photography in its original form by valuing the photograph, which in its printed finish displays authenticity and permanency,’ AIPP National President, Vittorio Natoli, said.
‘The awards images display visual literacy with exemplary creativity, vision and craft.’
APPA is the largest awards for professional print photography in Australia, and one of the largest in the world
‘APPA is the only awards in the country that celebrates photography in its original form by valuing the photograph, which in its printed finish displays authenticity and permanency,’ AIPP National President, Vittorio Natoli, said
The printed images include all sorts of animals (pictured)
In the animal photos, some of the highlights include a Princely white cat dressed to the nines in robes and a crown, a birthday dog in front of a plate of doughnuts and a Sphynx cat holding a flower in one paw.
Another image shows a cat seemingly singing into a microphone, while a further snap sees a cat ready to devour a dinner of plated fish.
Other categories included in the general awards included newborns, travel and science and wildlife.
One photo, by Alex Cearns, shows a Sphynx cat holding a flower in one paw (pictured)
Another – by Linda Beks – shows a cat preparing to enjoy a dinner of fish
Snoozing dogs are illustrated in this adorable photo by Sarah Brown
Ken Drake captured a blue-winged kookaburra (pictured) in his striking image
The overall winner was the esteemed portrait photographer, Keren Dobia, who works as a creative director for theatrical compositions as well as as a photographer
The Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) has been running the awards annually for the past 41 years
The overall winner in the APPAs was the esteemed portrait photographer, Keren Dobia, who works as a creative director for theatrical compositions as well as as a photographer.
‘My background in painting and drawing has allowed me to blue the line between photography and illustration,’ she explained.
For more information about the awards in general, click here.