The Winning Photos From The GDT Nature Photographer Of The Year 2020 Have Been Announced And They’re Beautiful
The German Society for Nature Photography has just announced the winners of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 contest, and the shots are absolutely beautiful.
"Due to the coronavirus pandemic, voting was not carried out during the annual general meeting but was completed online for the first time ever in GDT's history with great participation by its members," the organization told Bored Panda in a statement.
Professional photographers competed in 7 categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants and Fungi, Landscapes, Nature's Studio, and the special category -- Water.
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Winner, Other Animals. Danger In The Mud. Crocodile In A Drying Pool By Jens Cullmann
It looks like some sort of huge monster that’s about to break through the surface of the earth.
Um...it is. Have you ever seen a mature crocodile up close? Scary.
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The world as we know it and as we don't... what a long strange trip some of us have been on. What kind of world do we really live in, this world of predator and prey? It ain't all fun & games, rainbows & unicorns, that's for sure... Nature ain't all "love and kindness" is it? But it's fascinating in it's savage beauty, if we can live long enough to appreciate it.
You mean Predator, that's where Arnie covered himself in mud to hide. Stallone did that in Rambo II.
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I know it's just the category and ranking, but the #1 winner here is most certainly Not "other animals". :P
I know it's just the contest category and standing, but the #1 Winner here is most certainly Not "other animals". :P
Scary fary mary cary, Haha some rhyming words PE-Challen...14a82b.jpg 
Are you trying to scare your kids with the croc??
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It looks like the asphalt roadway suddenly opened its eyes... and doesn't like what it sees.
I ment that as I feel bad for it, it needs a cleaner pool, I'm showing mercy too the alligator, geez guys.
Load More Replies..."A total of 5,046 stunning pictures was submitted to the photo contest. After a pre-jury procedure (Alexandra Wünsch, Torsten Bittner und Jon A. Juarez), it was the GDT members' turn to make their choices from the ten best photos in each of the seven categories."
The overall winner as well as category winners and runners-up with their beautiful photos received generous prizes by AC-Foto, GDT's partner for many years. The overall winner of the photography contest also received an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III 12-40mm kit from the organization's premium partner, Olympus Europe.
Overall Winner, Mammals. A Hare's Dream By Peter Lindel
This year, the overall winner is Peter Lindel from Dortmund, Germany, with his photo of a European hare. Lindel is passionate about wildlife photography, 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."
4th Place, Other Animals. Toad King By Kevin Prönnecke
3rd Place, Other Animals. School Of Mackerel, Cocos Island By Henry Jager
Winner, Plants And Fungi. New Life In A Dead Forest. Dead Forest, Bavaria By Radomir Jakubowski
2nd Place, Mammals. Glowing Fox. Arabian Red Fox In Kuwait City By Mohammad Murad
5th Place, Mammals. Eyelashes By Herman Hirsch
4th Place, Mammals. Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
8th Place, Plants And Fungi. Raso De La Bruma By Stefan Pütz-Cordes
5th Place, Birds. Song Of The Dawn By Maximillian Hornish
Winner, Special Category: Water. The Play Of Water. Hraunfossar, Island By Britta Strack
7th Place, Mammals. Close-Up By Dr. Siegmar Bergfeld
4th Place, Nature's Studio. Stargazer By Christian Wappl
2nd Place, Nature's Studio. The White Coastline. Meltwater Lake, Greenland By Stephan Fürnrohr
2nd Place, Landscapes. Masai Mara Sky By Jose Fragozo
Winner, Birds. Take-Off. Coyote Panics Geese By Flurin Leugger
Wonderful actions shot- it looks like an abstract painting!
5th Place, Landscapes. Yukon Gold Rush By Axel Gomeringer
4th Place, Landscapes. Into The Sea By Uwe Hasubek
Winner, Nature's Studio. Flooded With Light. Blackbird, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
2nd Place, Special Category: Water. Milk And Honey, Reflection Of The Chalk Coast By Sandra Bartocha
5th Place, Nature's Studio. Refraction. Refraction Of Light In The Cobweb By Burkhard Hillert
5th Place, Other Animals. Stefan Imig
6th Place, Other Animals. Sunspider By Radomir Jakubowski
7th Place, Birds. Summer's Eve By Thomas Hempelmann
3rd Place, Mammals. Cut And Run! By Winfried Wisniewski
That leopard is in trouble. Warthogs are fast and vicious. They'll kill anything they get close to...and that includes animals that are a lot larger than they are.
6th Place, Landscapes. Eyjafjallajökull Volcanic Eruption By Kerstin Langenberger
2nd Place. Plants And Fungi. Klaus Tamm
8th Place, Birds. Walk Along The Beach By Karsten Mosebach
3rd Place, Plants And Fungi. Max Fellerman
4th Place, Birds. Ducks Tufted. Ducks And Pochards By Christoph Kaula
Note: this post originally had 70 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
Spectacular photographs! I can no wait for the time until we can all go outside and explore the beauty of nature again.
I have a tree outside my bedroom window & have been watching it it bud & leaf out day to day. It's something I would not have done otherwise. But I'm definitely going to buy some film for my 35mm & take it with me on my next walk. I'm in a new city & seeing for the first time.
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I really enjoyed looking at the ones from the water category they wete really something else
We think we make beautiful things but nature always does it better!!
The standard of this competition is always so high, and this year is no exception. Inspiring stuff.
amazing and full of wonder - i like the toad king but hey all are just spectacular
I appreciate good photography, some of these, were incredible, great beauty !!!
Beautiful photographs all around! I wish I could try photograph but my hands are super shaky and it's always the wrong time XD
Would be nice if a photographic contest of this kind but when people can only post pictures from their own country. I always have the feeling that those are won by photographers that can afford traveling around the world for their passion. Also it would show that you can find beauty anywhere :)
You can never get to this amazing overall quality in local contests. It is like comparing world championships and district or national championships. There are lots of local or nationwide photo contests, just try to find them through local photographers' organizations. One does not rule out the other.
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The only way you get talent is by practice. My sister got her first Brownie camera when she was 8 or 9 & just kept taking pictures. Although she only did it as a hobby she became amazing & I treasure all the photos she took especially the nature & scenic ones. She died 18 years ago when she was 47 years old from a rare incurable cancer.
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Great photographys , these are my favs # 3,2,12,14, 24. Aboutaly amazing! 🤗🤗
Spectacular photographs! I can no wait for the time until we can all go outside and explore the beauty of nature again.
I have a tree outside my bedroom window & have been watching it it bud & leaf out day to day. It's something I would not have done otherwise. But I'm definitely going to buy some film for my 35mm & take it with me on my next walk. I'm in a new city & seeing for the first time.
Load More Replies... I really enjoyed looking at the ones from the water category they wete really something else
We think we make beautiful things but nature always does it better!!
The standard of this competition is always so high, and this year is no exception. Inspiring stuff.
amazing and full of wonder - i like the toad king but hey all are just spectacular
I appreciate good photography, some of these, were incredible, great beauty !!!
Beautiful photographs all around! I wish I could try photograph but my hands are super shaky and it's always the wrong time XD
Would be nice if a photographic contest of this kind but when people can only post pictures from their own country. I always have the feeling that those are won by photographers that can afford traveling around the world for their passion. Also it would show that you can find beauty anywhere :)
You can never get to this amazing overall quality in local contests. It is like comparing world championships and district or national championships. There are lots of local or nationwide photo contests, just try to find them through local photographers' organizations. One does not rule out the other.
Load More Replies... The only way you get talent is by practice. My sister got her first Brownie camera when she was 8 or 9 & just kept taking pictures. Although she only did it as a hobby she became amazing & I treasure all the photos she took especially the nature & scenic ones. She died 18 years ago when she was 47 years old from a rare incurable cancer.
Load More Replies... Great photographys , these are my favs # 3,2,12,14, 24. Aboutaly amazing! 🤗🤗
