2026 Awards Ceremony Replay
Join Charlotte Reeves and Craig Turner Bullock as they host the International Pet Photography Awards 2026 Ceremony.
This year's competition saw a record-breaking 4,220 entries from 48 countries, with a range of different pet species, and numerous awards distributed across multiple categories. The full stats are shared in the video.
Celebrate the achievements of the newly accredited Associate and Expert photographers in the International Pet Photography Accreditation Program. Watch the incredible Top 100 slideshow, shared from the very first time. Then find out who won each of the 12 categories, and who took home the coveted title of 2026 International Pet Photographer of the Year.
Special thanks go to the 27 distinguished judges and the sponsors, Unleashed Education and the Professional Photography Business Network.
Watch the full replay below – timecodes are provided so you can skip to the parts that interest you, and multi-language captions (12 languages) are available.
If you just want to skip straight to the category and overall winners and their images, feel free to check out the 2026 gallery (spoiler alert).
View 2026 Results GalleryPlease note: this video has been automatically translated from English into multiple languages using AI. Please allow for translation errors.
Timecodes
0:00 Welcome to the International Pet Photography Awards 2026
0:16 2026 Competition Overview
0:48 Record-Breaking Year & New Categories
1:47 Why Feedback Matters
2:42 Meet the Judging Panel
8:33 Accreditation Program
10:12 Announcing Accredited Photographers
10:35 New Accredited Associate Photographers
12:39 New Accredited Expert Photographers
13:28 Top 100 Highest Scoring Entries
18:53 Special Recognition
19:45 Highest Scoring Images (Platinum Awards)
20:14 Highest Scoring Judge
21:13 Category Awards Begin
22:33 Action Category - Finalists and Winner
27:18 Canine Portrait Category - Finalists and Winner
30:08 Commissioned Portfolio Category - Finalists and Winner
35:06 Creative Category - Finalists and Winner
38:30 Documentary Category - Finalists and Winner
42:34 Equine Portrait Category - Finalists and Winner
46:23 Feline Portrait Category - Finalists and Winner
49:23 In-Camera Artistry Category -Finalists and Winner
51:57 Open Portrait Category - Finalists and Winner
55:43 Pets and People Category - Finalists and Winner
58:37 Phone Category - Finalists and Winner
1:02:36 Studio Category - Finalists and Winner
1:05:21 Pet Photographer of the Year Finalists
1:08:05 2026 Pet Photographer of the Year Winner
1:11:12 Closing Remarks
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