Beautiful Winning Photos From The GDT Nature Photographer Of The Year 2020

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has selected its Nature Photographer of the Year 2020. 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 members.


Winner, Birds. Flurin Leugger – Takeoff. A coyote panics geese. (Photo by lurin Leugger/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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Third place, Birds. Hermann Hirsch – Stony Dipper. An American dipper, California. (Photo by Hermann Hirsch/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Winner, Other animals. Jens Cullmann – Danger in the Mud. Crocodile in a drying pool. (Photo by Jens Cullmann/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Third place, Other animals. Henry Jager – School of mackerel, Cocos Island. (Photo by Henry Jager/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Overall winner. Peter Lindel – A Hare’s Dream. European hare in the north of Dortmund. (Photo by Peter Lindel/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Second place, Mammals. Mohammad Murad – Glowing Fox. An Arabian red fox kitten explores Kuwait City at night just outside its den. (Photo by 2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Fourth place, Mammals. Jan Piecha – Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse. (Photo by Jan Piecha/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Winner, Landscapes. Benjain Waldmann – Magic Light. Tree in the mist at the Albtrauf. (Photo by Benjamin Waldmann/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Second place, Landscapes. Jose Fragozo – Masai Mara sky. (Photo by Jose Fragozo/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Fifth place, Landscapes. Axel Gomeringer – Yukon Gold Rush. Tombstone territorial park. (Photo by Axel Gomeringer/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Winner, Nature’s Studio. Jan Piecha – Flooded With Light. A blackbird in North Hesse. (Photo by Jan Piecha/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Second place, Nature’s Studio. Stephan Fürnrohr – The White Coastline. A meltwater lake in Greenland. (Photo by Stephan Fürnrohr/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Winner, Special Category Award: Water. Britta Strack – The Play of Water. Hraunfossar Island. (Photo by Britta Strack/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)


Second place, Special Category: Water. Sandra Bartocha – Milk and Honey. Reflection of the chalk coast. (Photo by Sandra Bartocha/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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