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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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#1
Winner, Other Animals. Danger In The Mud. Crocodile In A Drying Pool By Jens Cullmann
I ❤️ 🍫 5 years ago
It looks like some sort of huge monster that’s about to break through the surface of the earth.
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
Um...it is. Have you ever seen a mature crocodile up close? Scary.
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Catherine Todd 5 years ago (edited)
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.
Maik 5 years ago
You mean Predator, that's where Arnie covered himself in mud to hide. Stallone did that in Rambo II.
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"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.
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#2
Overall Winner, Mammals. A Hare's Dream By Peter Lindel
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Gorgeous- I love the warm tones and soft focus. It really does remind you of a scene from Beatrix Potter.
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."
#3
4th Place, Other Animals. Toad King By Kevin Prönnecke
#4
3rd Place, Other Animals. School Of Mackerel, Cocos Island By Henry Jager
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Indeed, it's Bigeye trevally (official name Caranx Sexfasciatus -- "six-striped Carribean fish")
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#5
Winner, Plants And Fungi. New Life In A Dead Forest. Dead Forest, Bavaria By Radomir Jakubowski
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
This photograph is a reminder that human species is destroying our planet much faster than it's able to regenerate.
#6
2nd Place, Mammals. Glowing Fox. Arabian Red Fox In Kuwait City By Mohammad Murad
LUCY PEVENSIE 5 years ago
There was one similar to this in a previous set of winners. They are both beautiful.
#7
5th Place, Mammals. Eyelashes By Herman Hirsch
#8
4th Place, Mammals. Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
#9
8th Place, Plants And Fungi. Raso De La Bruma By Stefan Pütz-Cordes
#10
5th Place, Birds. Song Of The Dawn By Maximillian Hornish
#11
Winner, Special Category: Water. The Play Of Water. Hraunfossar, Island By Britta Strack
#12
7th Place, Mammals. Close-Up By Dr. Siegmar Bergfeld
Bitsy VonTrapp 5 years ago
Photographers often plant cameras on known paths while they watch from nearby. The camera doesn't always make it out in one piece but if they're lucky, they can recover the memory card in one piece and get an amazing shot like this one.
#13
4th Place, Nature's Studio. Stargazer By Christian Wappl
#14
2nd Place, Nature's Studio. The White Coastline. Meltwater Lake, Greenland By Stephan Fürnrohr
#15
2nd Place, Landscapes. Masai Mara Sky By Jose Fragozo
Stan Brooks 5 years ago
Does anyone else see a daemon poking its hungry jaw out of the clouds?
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
do u guys see the rainbow touching down on the groung in the middle of the picture
#16
Winner, Birds. Take-Off. Coyote Panics Geese By Flurin Leugger
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Wonderful actions shot- it looks like an abstract painting!
Rider Viv 5 years ago
I got a shot like that a few years ago. Didn't realize it was contest-worthy! 15319300_1...7ee635.jpg 
#17
5th Place, Landscapes. Yukon Gold Rush By Axel Gomeringer
Earlene Cameron 5 years ago
everything about the Yukon is breathtaking and awesome. the crown jewel of Canada!
#18
4th Place, Landscapes. Into The Sea By Uwe Hasubek
Id row 5 years ago
I would buy a large copy of that print and frame it. Would be even better if it was a painting.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Then get in touch with the photographer. Don't be put off by the fact that he is German and his site is in German, just write to him in English, I'm sure there's no problem. I do believe that all of the photographers on this list have their own site, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. www.uwehasubek.de
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#19
Winner, Nature's Studio. Flooded With Light. Blackbird, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
Catherine Brady 5 years ago
Can't imagine how long it took to catch all these conditions simultaneously.
#20
2nd Place, Special Category: Water. Milk And Honey, Reflection Of The Chalk Coast By Sandra Bartocha
#21
5th Place, Nature's Studio. Refraction. Refraction Of Light In The Cobweb By Burkhard Hillert
Hugo Raible 5 years ago
It's a single line of the cobweb, seeming to widen up as it gets out of focus
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Cathy Proctor 5 years ago
Beautiful study of light spectrum, can't believe that is a spider web!
Stan Brooks 5 years ago
I'd love to know how that was done. It is spectacular. Nature's zen sand drawings.
#22
5th Place, Other Animals. Stefan Imig
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
"Now look directly at the two spirals. Your head begins to feel heavy. You are completely relaxed. Sleeeep. You are aware of nothing but my voice."
#23
6th Place, Other Animals. Sunspider By Radomir Jakubowski
ZooMom 5 years ago
I had tarantulas as pets growing up. My mother was terrified of them so she made me stack Encyclopedias on top of the enclosures. One of them (Ozzy) would hang upside down beneath the books on the lid so every time she would verify they were still contained it always appeared he had escaped. I liked to think he was trolling her.
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Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
i like spiders they're a demons light pick up random jumping spiders and lime green baby spiders all da time all tho im pretty sure the green ones are poisenous
#24
7th Place, Birds. Summer's Eve By Thomas Hempelmann
#25
3rd Place, Mammals. Cut And Run! By Winfried Wisniewski
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
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.
Ceredwyn Ealanta 5 years ago
Wild pig are. Warthogs, though, are not very large, and only tend to charge when cornered. I've literally walked through groups of them and they just scattered. I've also seen them charge and if you charge BACK at them, they stop and run away!
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Bettye McKee 5 years ago
Oops! The prey has back-up. I know you're hungry, kitty, but maybe this wasn't such a smart choice.
#26
6th Place, Landscapes. Eyjafjallajökull Volcanic Eruption By Kerstin Langenberger
Stan Brooks 5 years ago
And we think we are the dominant player in this drama of life on Earth.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
We are little flecks on the face of the planet, and it does not care one bit whether there are any humans on it or not
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#27
2nd Place. Plants And Fungi. Klaus Tamm
#28
8th Place, Birds. Walk Along The Beach By Karsten Mosebach
#29
3rd Place, Plants And Fungi. Max Fellerman
mermaidgirl960 5 years ago
I feel like I've seen this before... Has anyone ever seen a landscape and feel like you've seen it? Maybe in a past life or something but I don't know... It reminds me of when I was a toddler :)
#30
4th Place, Birds. Ducks Tufted. Ducks And Pochards By Christoph Kaula
#31
9th Place, Other Animals. Low Tide By Melanie Arndt
#32
3rd Place, Special Category: Water. Collision. Overlap Of Geometric Shape By Birgit Potthoff
#33
6th Place, Mammals. Proboscis Monkey In The Flight By Bernhard Schubert
#34
4th Place, Plants And Fungi. In The Realm Of The Snow Queen By Katja Manski
#35
7th Place, Landscapes. Fire And Ice By Kerstin Langenberger
#36
9th Place, Landscapes. Erosion By Claudius Shneider
#37
3rd Place, Nature's Studio. Prisma By Christopher Meyer
#38
9th Place, Mammals. Starring By Kai Kolodziej
#39
2nd Place, Other Animals. Night Killer By Mohammad Murad
#40
5th Place, Plants And Fungi. Fairytale World. Mushrooms, Northern Germany By Florian Smit
Deborah Orr 5 years ago
Amazing how perspective can make an otherwise banal object a thing of true beauty......
#42
8th Place, Landscapes. Nature Is Back By Oliver Richter
Matthew Smith 5 years ago
I can see some kind of animal in this image, head of a lizard? or a baby alligator?
#43
10th Place, Landscapes. Mystic By Florian Smit
#45
6th Place, Special Category: Water. Rapaselet By Tillmann Fisher
#46
10th Place, Birds. Detail By Christoph Kaula
#47
8th Place, Other Animals. Death Awaits By Christian Wappl
#48
3rd Place, Landscapes. A Dream Within A Dream By Uwe Hasubek
#49
10th Place, Nature's Studio. Iceland Going Abstract. Painting Of A River, Iceland By Uwe Hasubek
Deborah Orr 5 years ago
This would make for a definite statement painting if it was 10ft by 4ft and hanging behind my couch!!!
#50
7th Place, Special Category: Water. Shilf By Sandra Bartocha
#51
2nd Place, Birds. Wave-Waching By Karsten Mosebach
#53
Winner, Landscapes. Magic Light. Tree In The Mist At The Albtrauf By Benjain Waldmann
Lyone Fein 5 years ago
It is unfortunate that this winner is not up higher, so that more people would see it.
#58
9th Place, Plants And Fungi. Ice Flower By Marcus Siebert
#59
10th Place, Plants And Fungi. Winterdream By Christian Zehner
#60
6th Place, Nature's Studio. Beach Secret By Dr. Siegmar Bergfeld
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Spectacular photographs! I can no wait for the time until we can all go outside and explore the beauty of nature again.
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
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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Rae of sun 5 years ago
I really enjoyed looking at the ones from the water category they wete really something else
Muriel Gillespie 5 years ago
We think we make beautiful things but nature always does it better!!
George Wheelhouse 5 years ago
The standard of this competition is always so high, and this year is no exception. Inspiring stuff.
Sandy Schwanbeck 5 years ago
amazing and full of wonder - i like the toad king but hey all are just spectacular
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I appreciate good photography, some of these, were incredible, great beauty !!!
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Spectacular photographs! I can no wait for the time until we can all go outside and explore the beauty of nature again.
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
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... Rae of sun 5 years ago
I really enjoyed looking at the ones from the water category they wete really something else
Muriel Gillespie 5 years ago
We think we make beautiful things but nature always does it better!!
George Wheelhouse 5 years ago
The standard of this competition is always so high, and this year is no exception. Inspiring stuff.
Sandy Schwanbeck 5 years ago
amazing and full of wonder - i like the toad king but hey all are just spectacular
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I appreciate good photography, some of these, were incredible, great beauty !!!
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