Earlier this year we launched our annual Photo Competition, in search of the UK’s best amateur cat photos.

We received hundreds of your snaps, from perfect portraits of puss to superb snaps of your marvellous moggies in action. This year’s competition has the following four categories:

• Perfect portrait
  Whether the subject is being cute, inquisitive or up to mischief, this category is for pictures that perfectly capture the character of your cat
• My feline friend
  Challenge the perception that dogs are ‘man’s best friend’ with this category; we’re looking for snaps that portray the friendship between a person and their pet
• Animal magic
  Is your cat the best of friends with another animal? Whether it’s another cat, a dog or even a horse, this is the category for you
• In action or inaction
  Whether they’re asleep, on the prowl or running around like there’s no tomorrow, there are plenty of activities that cats excel in – catch these on camera!

As well as prizes for the winner of each of these categories and runners up, there is also the excellent incentive of a voucher for £500 worth of photographic equipment for the overall winner. Entries will be judged on how well they answer the brief, their technical quality and visual impact.

The competition closed for entries on 17 October and the competition is currently being judged. Thank you for entering and good luck!