The German Society for Nature Photography has announced the winners of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 contest. The pics submitted to the contest are simply stunning!
Regarding the pandemic situation, “Due to corona pandemic, voting was not carried out during the annual general meeting, but was completed online for the first time ever in the GDT’s history with great participation by our members.” – it was said on the announcement.
The photographers competed in 7 categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants and Fungi, Landscapes, Nature’s Studio, and the special category — Water.
You can see all the winning photos on the GDT’s website here.
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1# 3rd Place, Plants And Fungi. Max Fellerman
Credits:
Max Fellerman
2# 6th Place, Other Animals. Sunspider By Radomir Jakubowski
“A total of 5,046 images was submitted. After a pre-jury procedure (Alexandra Wünsch, Torsten Bittner und Jon A. Juarez), it was the GDT members’ turn to make their choices from ten images in each of the seven categories.”
The overall winner as well as category winners and runners-up received generous prizes by AC-Foto, GDT’s partner for many years. The overall winner also received an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III 12-40mm kit from the organization’s premium partner, Olympus Europe.
3# 7th Place, Birds. Summer’s Eve By Thomas Hempelmann
Credits: Thomas Hempelmann
This year, the overall winner is Peter Lindel from Dortmund, Germany, with his photo of a European hare. Lindel is a passionate photographer, focusing on local as well as African fauna. The winning image belongs to a series taken in the north of Dortmund. “Compared to many international nature photography hotspots, this region has little to offer,” GDT said. “[But] Peter Lindel [invested] a lot of time and blood, sweat, and tears working on this project on his doorstep. In these times, as everyone is urged to stay home, the generally classic subject of a hare gains special significance. It is also a beautiful statement for long-term exploration of a single species and region.”
4# 5th Place, Landscapes. Yukon Gold Rush By Axel Gomeringer
5# 5th Place, Nature’s Studio. Refraction. Refraction Of Light In The Cobweb By Burkhard Hillert
Credits: Burkhard Hillert
6# 5th Place, Other Animals. Stefan Imig
7# 2nd Place, Special Category: Water. Milk And Honey, Reflection Of The Chalk Coast By Sandra Bartocha
Credits: Sandra Bartocha
8# Winner, Nature’s Studio. Flooded With Light. Blackbird, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
9# 2nd Place, Landscapes. Masai Mara Sky By Jose Fragozo
Credits: Jose Fragozo
10# 4th Place, Landscapes. Into The Sea By Uwe Hasubek
Credits: Uwe Hasubek
11# Winner, Birds. Take-Off. Coyote Panics Geese By Flurin Leugger
Credits: Flurin Leugger
12# Winner, Special Category: Water. The Play Of Water. Hraunfossar, Island By Britta Strack
Credits: Britta Strack
13# 2nd Place, Nature’s Studio. The White Coastline. Meltwater Lake, Greenland By Stephan Fürnrohr
Credits: Stephan Fürnrohr
14# 5th Place, Birds. Song Of The Dawn By Maximillian Hornish
Credits: Maximillian Hornish
15# 7th Place, Mammals. Close-Up By Dr. Siegmar Bergfeld
Credits: Siegmar Bergfeld
16# 8th Place, Plants, And Fungi. Raso De La Bruma By Stefan Pütz-Cordes
Credits: Stefan Pütz-Cordes
17# 4th Place, Mammals. Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
Credits: Jan Piecha
18# 4th Place, Nature’s Studio. Stargazer By Christian Wappl
Credits: Christian Wappl
19# 5th Place, Mammals. Eyelashes By Herman Hirsch
Credits: Herman Hirsch
20# 2nd Place, Mammals. Glowing Fox. Arabian Red Fox In Kuwait City By Mohammad Murad
Credits: Mohammad Murad
21# Winner, Plants, And Fungi. New Life In A Dead Forest. Dead Forest, Bavaria By Radomir Jakubowski
Credits: Radomir Jakubowski
22# 3rd Place, Other Animals. School Of Mackerel, Cocos Island By Henry Jager
Credits: Henry Jager
23# 4th Place, Other Animals. Toad King By Kevin Prönnecke
Credits: Kevin Prönnecke
24# Overall Winner, Mammals. A Hare’s Dream By Peter Lindel
Credits: Peter Lindel
25# Winner, Other Animals. Danger In The Mud. Crocodile In A Drying Pool By Jens Cullmann
Credits: Jens Cullmann