TOP PET PHOTOGRAPHERS OF 2025
The following are the total award points won by each member in the Pet Portrait category for the three International Contests held in 2025.
All three judges selected the image = 45 points awarded (gold)
Two judges selected the image = 22 points awarded (original)
For every original badge earned, the photographer received 22 points, and for every gold badge, 45 points. The total number of points accumulated, excluding the Family, Solo, Maternity, Couple, and Business categories, determines who is the TOP Pet Photographer.
| Photographer | Location | Points | |
| 1. | Elise Julliard | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France | 650 |
| 2. | Kevin Sawyer | California, United States | 156 |
| Chris Shum | California, United States | 89 | |
| 4. | Megan Rei | Virginia, United States | 67 |
| 5. | Stephanie Lapierre | Rhone, France | 45 |
| 6. | Thiago Gimenes | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 22 |
| Denise Chastain | New York, United States | 22 | |
| Alice Franchi | Pistoia, Italy | 22 | |
| Mary Kate Battles | Maryland, United States | 22 | |