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S14E11 | The international Pet Photographer of the Year Awards- what’s new under the new hosts, Unleashed Education
The International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards is the biggest of its kind! It was hosted by us here at The Pet Photographers Club until last year, and it's now under new management with Unleashed Education as the host.
They've introduced a few changes which will ensure the competition can continue into the future and so this week I had Craig and Charlotte join me to answer all your questions!
S12E07 | Imposter Syndrome and Entering the 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year Awards
Imagine building up your pet photography business so that you had a luxury studio space with three employees, photographing 250 clients a year - and then closing it all down to roadtrip with your dog across the United States for three months of the year. Terrifying? Amazing? Our guest today swappe”
S12E04 | The Challenge: Six Ideas to Push Your Pet Photography
I challenge YOU! Whether you are just starting out in the world of pet photography, or you’re a seasoned pro, we could all use a little creative challenging. Pushing our photography not only benefits our client work and our portfolio, but it’s good for the soul. You’re a photographer after all - sometimes it’s too easy to get buried in the business, but you wouldn’t be reading this right now if you weren’t, at the heart of it, an image maker.
Challenges force you out of your comfort zone, pushing you to experiment with new ideas and techniques. They can be difficult, forcing you to stretch your artistic muscles and test your skills. But they are so rewarding.
S12E02 | Tips for entering The 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year awards from last years Peer Review!
The International Pet Photographer Awards have received global attention with articles in the New York Times, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and more to celebrate the winners and the pet photography niche as a whole.
With this years awards soon approaching, we wanted to give you a bit of insight into what to consider when choosing your images.
Tune in to this weeks episode for a reminder of how judging works, and some of the conversation from our Peer Review last year!
If you haven’t already, be sure to grab your ticket at: https://thepetphotographersclub.com/peer-review-2022
S11E11 | Meet the International Pet Photographer of the Year - Veronika Sandorova
Tune into this video episode with last year’s winner, Veronika Sandorova of Ve Shandor Photography in Slovakia. She pulled back the curtain to give you behind the scenes insight into her award winning images.
S11E03 | Behind the Winning Images: A Panel Discussion with the 2021 Photography Award Winners
If you were seriously inspired by the award winning images in the 2021 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards, then you won’t want to miss this very special video episode. It’s a deepdive discussion with the Category Winning photographers, Travis Patenaude (Action), Esther Rybczynski (Open) and Jackie Eke (Portrait). I asked them all about their process for choosing competition images, found out the stories behind the photos and got their best advice for other pet photographers.
S10E02 | The Judges Panel: A Deepdive Discussion into the International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards
Don’t you wish you could be a fly on the wall watching the judging that goes on behind the scenes of the International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards? Well now you can be!
We brought together the five judges of the 2021 Awards: Alice Loder, Cat Race, Craig Turner-Bullock, Sara Glawe and Caitlin J. McColl to share their top tips for pet photographers entering awards AND a members-only bonus deepdive video into their “Judge's Choice” favourite images. It’s totally fascinating to hear the judges agree about what they loved about each image - and argue about what could be improved. A definite must-watch panel discussion for any pet photographers interested in learning more about what catches the eye of these leaders of our industry.
S9E11 | RESULTS: 2021 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards
The annual Awards are an annual celebration of the artistry and skill of professional and emerging pet photographers from all around the globe. This year, more than 2500 pet portraits were submitted by pet photographers located in 52 countries. The top 100 shortlisted images were released first, followed by the Top 25, then the category winners and now, the overall International Pet Photographer of the Year, Veronika Šandorová from Slovakia.
S9E02 | Thinking Outside the (Category) Box for the Awards with Saskia Rosebrock
With entries now open for the 2021 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards, we thought it would be the perfect time to chat with the 2020 Category Winner, Saskia Rosebrock of SasR Photography. Saskia wowed the judges with her outside the box interpretation of the ‘Pets and their People’ category and in today’s episode she shares her own experience with entering - and winning - during the awards, plus her journey as a landscape-loving dog photographer.
S9E01 | Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 Pet Photography Awards
Have you submitted your entry for the annual International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards yet?
We’re halfway through May, which means there’s only a couple more weeks to go! These awards are open to all countries, 100% free to enter and there are so fantastic prizes up for grabs thanks to our generous sponsors. Tune into the latest podcast episode as Kirstie and Caitlin share everything that you need to know to enter - and win - the 2021 awards.
S8E09 | Behind the Award-Winning Images of Morgane Caradec (plus info for the 2021 Awards)
To celebrate the upcoming awards, we interviewed Morgane Caradec - the 2020 Emerging Pet Photographer of the Year. Morgane wowed the judges last year with her unique and instantly recognisable style (those dreamy pinks!). In this video episode, she shared the process behind the scenes of creating those images, picking what to enter for the awards and her journey so far as a pet photographer.
S6E08 | Winning the 2020 Pet Photographer of the Year Awards with Sara Glawe
When Sara Glawe won the 2020 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards with an outstanding 3 out of 4 entries placing in the Top 25 Shortlists AND two images picked for the Judges’ Choice Awards, we couldn’t wait to chat with her and find out all about her story! We learned that Sara Glawe is a German pet photographer with a passion for colour harmony, and that she balances her thriving Arts with Heart business with a full time job. Tune into this episode of the Pet Photographers Club podcast to hear all about Sara’s tips for entering (and winning) the awards, how she taught herself about colour and so much more!
S6E04 | How to Win the Awards
Tune in to todays Deepdive for our Top 9 tips on how to win photography competitions, in particular, the 2021 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards.
The first top is share free on iTunes, but to hear the rest, and to watch the video, you’ll need to go to the memberzone or watch in the Facebook Mastermind group.
Find out more about the 2020 awards in the video below.
S5E12 | The International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards - Now Open!
Have you heard - the 2020 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards are now open!
With a talented panel of judges, over $2500 in prizes and eight difference categories to win, you don't want to miss your chance to be crowned the 2020 INTERNATIONAL PET PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.
There are three experience levels (Professional, Emerging and Amateur Pet Photographer) so there's opportunity for anyone and everyone to win.
What are you waiting for?!
Entry is FREE and closes on SUNDAY 14TH JUNE.
Tune into the latest episode of the Pet Photographers Club Podcast to hear all about the categories, prizes, judges and more.
S5E01 | Incorporating mood in your images with Marchien Heidstra
We first stumbled across the beautiful work of Marchien Heidstra when she won the Pets and their People Category in the International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards. She specialises in a fine art approach to natural light pet photography. She also teaches other photographers how to create that creamy post-processing style with her editing workshops.
S4E03 | Snapshot - The International Pet Photographer of the Year Results
The International Pet Photographer of the Year Results are out - check out https://www.thepetphotographersclub.com/awards to see all the beautiful photography and view the winners.
Kirstie and Caitlin will be discussing the judging process and sharing their tips and advice for next time in the Pet Photographers Club group on Facebook, so stay tuned for that upcoming deepdive.