Imagination Celebration and Happy Cats Haven invite you to
“What IF…We Think Like a Cat”, a community cat photography celebration of the grace, curiosity, and quiet magic of cats.
What IF we met the world with a cat’s confidence, patience, and sense of possibility? Share your favorite photos in any (or all) of 6 categories:

Think Like a Cat: curiosity, creativity, confidence, humor, and possibility

Soulful Cats: quiet portraits of a cat’s gaze, wisdom, and mystery

If I Fits, I Sits: cats tucked into boxes, baskets, sinks, and other unexpected spaces

Perfectly Imperfect: senior cats, special-needs cats, and distinctive markings

Pounce & Play: cats chasing, climbing, jumping, and exploring

Best Feline Friends: cats sharing a special bond with a companion
How to enter:For a $10 entry fee you can submit up to 3 photos in the category that suits it best. Our panel of purrfect judges will consider relevance to the category, creativity, personality, and composition. Enter on Zeffy 👉🏽
Register Here
Vote for your favorites:Voting is FREE (hint: share with your network!

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we will never sell or share your email or information!
A keepsake to treasure:
Photos selected by our judges will appear in a Limited-Edition memory card game. Category winners will receive a copy, and the remaining games will be sold to support the missions of Happy Cats Haven and Imagination Celebration: promoting cats, imagination, and play.
Fear-free guidelines:At Happy Cats Haven, a cat’s comfort always comes first. Please share photos of cats being their natural, wonderful selves, with no costumes, clothing, or accessories. A properly fitted collar or harness is ok. Photos that appear to show feline’s stress or discomfort may not be eligible. Thank you for keeping this contest gentle, respectful, and
Fear Free. 
Dates Overview:– November 7: Contest opens 👉🏽
Register Here– November 7 to 27: Meet our judges
– November 14 to December 4: Meet our sponsors
– December 4: Contest closes
– December 5 to 18: Judging
– December 19 to 25: Winners announced
– January 2027: An in-person celebration event for all who love cats (date and location TBD)
Notice a cat. Capture an image. Imagine a possibility.
Your entry supports Happy Cats Haven
and Imagination Celebration, two non-profits who participate in the end of year
GIVE! Fundraising Campaign.