Good dogs

An unexpectedly poignant portrait of a nonagenarian Pointer breeder with his three surviving pooches has taken out the David Roche Gallery’s inaugural Australian Photographic Dog Prize.

Billed as “the nation’s only biennial art prize dedicated to domestic dogs” and a tribute to the gallery’s famously canine-loving namesake, the competition fielded 250 entries from around the country, with 80 finalists recognised across the categories Dog portraits, Dogs and companions, Dogs in action, and Puppies.

Adelaide photographer Alicia Adamopoulos fetched the $5000 top prize for her portrait of 96-year-old Hahndorf breeder Des Delaine with his last three dogs, which the judges praised for its “emotional pull”.

“This photograph is very poignant, with a sombre colour treatment and excell

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