Spectacular Winning Photos From The 2024 European Nature Photographer Of The Year

Overall Winner: “In the Forest of the Monarchs” by Jaime Rojo (ES)
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The Society for Nature Photography eV (GDT) has announced the winners of the 2024 European Nature Photographer of the Year competition, highlighting the stunning diversity captured by nature photographers across Europe. Jaime Rojo earned the top prize for his breathtaking image, *In the Forest of Monarchs*, showcasing monarch butterflies in their ethereal beauty and natural habitat.

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Birds – Winner: “Approach” by Luca Melcarne (FR)
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Birds – Runner up: “Angry bird by Kjell” Vikestad (NO)
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Mammals – Winner: “Twilight wanderer” by Robert Canis (GB)
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Mammals – Runner up: “Shaking off the snow” by Daniel Valverde Fernandez (ES)
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Other animals – Winner: “Christo was here” by Theo Bosboom (NL)
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Other animals – Runner up: “Fireworks” by Ingo Arndt (DE)
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Plants and Fungi – Winner: “Curtain” by Svetlana Ivanenko (RU)
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Plants and Fungi – Runner up: “Final glow” by Katarzyna Gubrynowicz (PL)
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Landscapes – Winner: “Blaze of colours” by Check My Dream (FR)
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Landscapes – Runner up: “Of sand and wind” by Ugo Mellone (IT)
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Underwater World – Winner: “Nightcrawler” by Angel Fitor (ES)
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Underwater World – Runner up: “Blue and Red” by Francesco Visintin (IT)
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Man and Nature – Winner: “Nurturing hope” by Jaime Culebras (ES)
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Man and Nature – Runner up: “New World” by Grzegorz Długosz (PL)
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Atelier Natur – Winner: “Flowers at the bottom of the lake” by Ádám Fáth (HU)
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Atelier Natur – Runner up: “Flamingo” by Jan Leßmann & Hermann Hirsch (DE)
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Youth up to 14 years – Winner: “The young guardian” by Alberto Román Gómez (ES)
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Youth 15 – 17 years – Winner: “Great spotted woodpecker meeting” by Louis Werner (DE)
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Rewilding Europe Award: “Iberian lynx” by Staffan Widstrand
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