GDT NEWS

• 02.03.2026 / aus: Contests
  

  EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026

  The competition is now closed - Thank you for entering the competition.
  A staggering 1.240 photographers submitted more than 26.000 images! Our jury members will now start the judging process and are very excited to see your submitted images.
  Follow us on our social media account to stay informed about the further steps.

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• 26.02.2026 / aus: Exhibitions
  

  EXHIBITION European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 in Freiburg

  On Thursday, 5 March at 6 p.m., the WaldHaus Freiburg will open the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition.
  Welcoming speeches will be given by Dr Anja Peck (Head of the Forestry Department at the Regional Council of Freiburg, member of the board of the WaldHaus Freiburg Foundation) and Dr Margret Hansen (Deputy Head of the WaldHaus Freiburg Foundation, curator of the exhibition).

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• 16.02.2026 / aus: Exhibitions
  

  EXHIBITION European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 in Verden/Aller

  Until March 8th, 2026 interested visitors can visit the special exhibition European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 at the German Horse Museum in Verden.

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• 05.02.2026 / aus: Miscellaneous
  

  Karl-Friedrich Müller has passed away

  The GDT mourns the loss of its founding member, Karl-Friedrich Müller from Lüdenscheid (2nd from right). In the iconic photo taken on 4 April 1971, which shows all nine photographers who founded the GDT, he is easily recognisable as the youngest of the group. With his passing, the last founding member of the GDT has left us. He was 91 years old.

• 01.02.2026
  

  GDT awards honorary prize

  The aim of the award is to recognise outstanding lifetime achievements at the interface of nature photography, environmental education and nature conservation at an international level.
  As part of its international nature photography festival in 2025, the GDT has awarded this honorary prize to Rosamund Kidman Cox OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).
  With this award, the GDT honours her extraordinary life's work and her outstanding contributions to nature photography, environmental storytelling and global nature conservation over a period of more than four decades.

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