Williams said she wanted to honour the quiet strength and loyalty of the dogs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not just working animals. They\u2019re part of the team, and part of the land.\u201d<\/p>\n
Living on a back-country road, she said she often came across farmers and stock on her drive home.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw this team of dogs waiting patiently as their boss was doing a job. I grabbed my camera to get the shot, and I was sure that I would disturb this wonderful line-up.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they took no notice of me as they only had eyes for their master. I managed to get several shots and I just loved this one as they were all so focused on the boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also loved how the image looked in black and white.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to her win, several of Williams\u2019 other entries in the category received honourable mentions.<\/p>\n
This is her second major international accolade.<\/p>\n
In 2024, she won the Documentary category in the International Pet Photography Awards, which celebrate images of dogs, cats, horses and other companion animals.<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca\u2019s work is deeply rooted in rural New Zealand life, often focusing on the bond between farmers and their dogs,\u201d an awards spokesman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer photography has resonated with audiences both locally and abroad, offering an intimate glimpse into the everyday beauty of farm life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every year, Williams brings out a calendar featuring teams of working dogs called The Shepherd\u2019s Team, so is always on the lookout for handsome working teams to photograph.<\/p>\n
Her latest winning image features on the Dog Photography Awards website and social media channels, alongside other category winners from around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis second world award means so much,\u201d she said. \u201cThe images I take are mostly documentary. I love it when there is action, something happening or a story unfolding.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have an image win this category is a true honour because I admire all the images in the Dog Photography Awards that have achieved prizes and honourable mentions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe standard is so high. I am so grateful to the judges and so pleased my image gained their attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dog Photographer Awards featured six categories \u201cmeticulously crafted to highlight the beauty, emotion and artistic expression found in capturing moments with dogs\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Documentary category \u201cinvites photographers to capture the untold stories, emotions and raw authenticity of dogs. <\/p>\n
\u201cDocumentary images focus on capturing authentic and unscripted moments that tell a story or provide insight into the lives of dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Williams said she wanted to honour the quiet strength and loyalty of the dogs. \u201cThey\u2019re not just working…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[836,9526,665,442,498,499,500,78073,10779,501,42610,156,78074,2082,71,12506,78072,7568,7560,1019,111,139,69,13636,5296,64578,5977,13971,377],"class_list":["post-108397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-836","tag-another","tag-around","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-attracts","tag-awards","tag-design","tag-earned","tag-entertainment","tag-entries","tag-for","tag-from","tag-gisborne","tag-gisbornebased","tag-honour","tag-honours","tag-international","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-photographer","tag-photography","tag-rebecca","tag-which","tag-williams","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}