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