National Dog Portrait Awards 2019

national dog portrait awards

The National Dog Portrait Awards is a new photography competition open to dogs and their owners across the UK.

We’re on a mission to find the nation’s best professional dog portrait and most photogenic pooch. Whether you’ve got a Poodle with oodles of personality, or a debonair Doberman, we want to see them captured in all their glory.

But it’s not just glory that you and your furry friend will win.

There are fantastic prizes for the best three portraits, including a top prize of £1500 cash and a £500 framed print of your photo.

Entry costs just £10 and all profits will go to UK dog charities voted for by you.

MY DOG IS AMAZING! HOW CAN I ENTER?

Entering the National Dog Portrait Awards is easy.

When you get in touch, we will book you in for a portrait session on a date that suits you – and your dog. You’ll need to pay a £25 deposit, but this is fully refundable.

On the day of your shoot, bring your dog to the studio or our outdoor location, looking their best and a professional photographer will take your (potentially award-winning) portrait.

You can discuss beforehand what kind of portrait you have in mind. You can include props, or you can keep it simple, whatever you think will show off their personality to the full.

The photoshoot will be an experience. You or even the whole family can join in if you like. But it has to be a portrait of your dog alone that is entered for the competition.

After your shoot, you will be invited back to the studio, and the team will show you all the images you’ve captured together. You can decide which one you’d like them to submit for the competition, and pay your £10 entry fee. You can also pick any others that you’d like to buy as prints or wall portraits, but there’s no obligation to purchase.

MY CAT IS AMAZING CAN I ENTER HER?

Sadly, no. We’d love to see their portrait, but no matter how amazing your cat, lizard, parakeet or tortoise is, they can’t enter this particular competition. Only dogs are allowed.

I HAVE MORE THAN ONE AMAZING DOG! CAN I ENTER THEM ALL?

Yes!  You can only enter each dog once, but you can enter as many dogs as you like. Each new entry is subject to the £10 entry fee, but you will only need to book one appointment.

Where is the small print?

By entering the competition, entrants confirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.