Amazing Award-Winning Photos from the 2025 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year
Overall Winner: “Dipper flying through waterfall” by Konrad Wothe
The German Society of Nature Photographers (GDT) has announced the 15 award-winning images from its prestigious 2025 Nature Photographer of the Year competition, celebrating artistic and technical excellence.
With over 8,000 submissions from 507 photographers across 11 countries, the winning photos showcase breathtaking scenes of birds, mammals, landscapes, and more. Konrad Wothe claimed the Overall Winner title with his stunning shot, “Dipper flying through waterfall,” a result of decades of dedication and technological advancements in photography.
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Runner-up, Birds: “Common redstarts in meadow orchard” by Christian Höfs
Finalist, Birds: “Courtship display” by Karsten Mosebach
Category Winner, Mammals: “Chamois” by Radomir Jakubowski
Runner-up, Mammals: “King of the Alps” by Karsten Mosebach
Winner, Other Animals: “West coast dragon” by Dr. Gerald Haas
Runner-up, Other Animals: “Weevil” by Torsten Christ
Finalist, Other Animals: “Spider disco” by Thomas Kirchen
Winner, Plants and Fungi: “Stars above” by Paul Kornacker
Runner-up, Plants and Fungi: ‘Carnivore’ by Klaus Tamm
Winner, Landscapes: “Deforestation” by Hanneke Van Camp
Runner-up, Landscapes: “Radiance” by Thomas Froesch
Finalist, Landscapes: “Full-circle rainbow” by Peter Schwager
Winner, Nature’s Studio: “Abstraction” by Katja Manski
Winner, Special Category, Both eerie and beautiful – Germany’s mires: “Misty morning” by Andreas Volz
