GDT reveals its nature photographer of the year winners
The German Society of Nature Photographers (GDT) revealed the winners and the finalist of their annual nature photographer of the year competition. Vice versa European Wildlife Photographer of the YearOpen to all European residents, this competition is only one member.
This year, 507 GDT members from 11 countries presented more than 8,000 paintings for consideration. After the pre-selection process from a jury, members were allowed to vote for 10 images, each in categories, including birds, mammals, landscapes and other animals.
Patience and perseverance paid for Konrad votes. He was declared the overall winner for his image “Dipper Flying Through Waterfall.” A vision spread over two decades, Wothe finally credited the shot in camera technology to make the shot a reality. He initially tried to capture his vision on the film. There were thousands of exposure and countless trips on the Dipper’s nesting site to achieve the desired results.
Be sure to travel to see all selected images, from the background, jury and current and past of Wothe GDT’s website,
Overall winners: “Dipper Flying Through Waterfall” by Conrad Votes
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Konrad Votes |
Image Description: White-throot dipers fly through the waterfall.
Runner-Up, Birds: “Common Redstarts in Meadow orchard” by Christian Hofs
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Christian Hofs |
Image Description: Regional fight between two men Redstarts in the garden in front of my house.
Finalist, Birds: “Courtship Display” by Curnson Mossback
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Carston Mossback |
Image Description: Display of Puffin Premalance during sexual intercourse in Newfoundland.
Category Winner, Mammals: “Chamois” by Radomy Jakubovsky
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Radomir Jakubovsky |
Image Description: Chamois photographed the verse through a grass blade covered with dew.
Runner-up, mammal holder: “King of Alps” by Curnson Mossback
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Carston Mossback |
Image Description: An Ibax silhouette is against the blue evening sky in a lake and the Alps.
Winner, other animals: Dr. “West Coast Dragon” by Gerald Has
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Dr. Garald haas |
Image Description: The wind and waves form the striking patterns in the sand along the west coast of the Fuereventura. This dragonfly was a perfect eye-character.
Runner-up, other animals: “Weville” by Torsten Christ
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Torsten Christ |
Image Description: Unknown Vivil (Curulianidae) on the stem of a mushroom.
Finalist, other animals: “Spider Disco” by Thomas Kirchen
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Thomas Kirchen |
Image Description: Fine of a spider web, a beautiful rainbow of colors due to the diffraction of sunlight on silk thread.
Winner, plant and fungi: “Stars up” by Paul Cornkar
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Paul Kornakar |
Image Description: Quiver tree (Aloe Dicotoma) is a native of southern Africa. This picture was taken in Namibia near Ketmashop.
Runner-up, plant and fungi: ‘Carnivor’ by Claus Tam
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Claus Tam |
Image Description: I discovered this spunleph suns in a marsh in Northern Rhine-Westphalia.
Winner, Landscapes: “Forests” by Hanne’s van Camp
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Hanne Ke Van Camp |
Image Description: Even today, old-development forests in Sweden are regularly cut and replaced with commercial plantation. Undivided forests can disturb more than 2000 species (many of which are endangered) and should be preserved at all costs.
Runner-up, landscapes: by “Radiation” by Thomas Fraush
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Thomas Framuch |
Image Description: Just for a brief moment, the sun broke through the dark clouds and brightened a waterfall on the island.
Finalist, Landscapes: “Full-Full Rainbow” by Peter Shwageer
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Peter Schwageer |
Image Description: At the height of photographing during a door during a helicopter flight on Iceland’s highlands. 300 meters – a rare spectacle.
Winner, Nature Studio: “Abstract” by Kataja Mansky
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Kataja Mansky |
Image Description: Prolonged exposure photography united waves, reeds and camera movements in an abstract image (Bornehom).
Winner, special category, both awesome and beautiful – Germany’s Mires: “Misty Morning” by Andreas Volz
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| Copyright: © GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025, Andreas Wole |
Image Description: Spider webs in Cochlemos.
