We've reached the penultimate challenge of Embark 2026 and this one is called Splash!

There's just something about playing in the water that screams fun and our best furry buddies seem to agree.

Whether it be swimming, leaping, splashing, playing fetch or jumping waves, water play offers great opportunities for exciting and dynamic action shots of doggy water babies.

So for this challenge, we sent our challengers out to capture dogs interacting with water.

These, in no particular order, are the top 10 images of the challenge.

Congratulations to the photographers, fabulous work as always.

We'll be back in two weeks with our final challenge 'Party Time'.

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We provide video feedback on all images submitted for the challenge, and from there, we select our Top 20 and Top 10. Without further ado, here are the Top 10 images for this challenge!

Belinda Heyne | @boldhorizonphoto

Film Noir style is not something we've ever seen in the splash challenge before and this is excellent! The silhouette surrounded by streams of backlit water works so well.

Caryn Glover | Katiepal Photography

This is beautifully captured and edited, so much detail and texture. The moment is well timed and the earthy greens and browns ground the image and draw you into the action.

Courtney Bryson | CM Bryson Photography

This is a fun little action show with some good splashes. The subject is captured well and the black fur looks great.

Gabi Vannini | GV Photography

A triple shake, fantastic! The dogs are well captured, there is water flying everywhere in all directions. What more do you want in a challenge called "Splash!"?

Jacqueline Harris | Roam Photos

There is so much to explore in this image, with wonderful textures in the land and the waves. All of those things support the subject and draw you into them.

Katie Pierce | @katiebatie13

So much splashing! Excellent moment, the dogs' focus on the toy gives the image a great visual flow. It's well balanced and feels exciting!

Korina Joseph | Korina Joseph Photography

What a great moment! The splash action is brilliant, the technical details are all spot on and the red frisbee pulls you into that central area and the dog's intense expression.

Sam Rowe | Sam Coral Photography

The detail and colour in this image are fantastic. Even down to the small details, the 'wave' of water, the reflection and the textures in the dog's fur. This is the perfect moment of action too.

Samantha Smillie

This is a lovely moment that feels soft yet energetic. The colours work really well and there are some great splashes!

Sara Waldon | Love 'em Furever Photography

So splashy! This dog looks so happy to be larking about in the water, like a little hippos in its element. The colours are soft and allow the moment to shine.

Embark is the foundation 6-month interactive challenge-based online dog photography course in our Unleashed Challenges series, focusing on helping you to learn new shooting skills and create more variety in your work.

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