GDT NEWS

• 01.07.2025 / GDT International Nature Photography Festival in Lünen
  

  INTERNATIONAL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL in Lünen

  From October 24th - 26th it is finally time! The GDT invites you to the International Nature Photography Festival in Lünen.
  
  Ticket sales for the lectures and seminars are in full swing! Admission to the festival and award ceremony is free!

  further information...
• 16.10.2025 / aus: Contests
  

  WPY - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

  We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – one of the world’s most distinguished and long-standing competitions in nature photography. Congratulations!
  Luca Lorenz – Winner, Rising Star Award | Simone Baumeister – Winner, Natural Artistry | Jon A. Garcia – Winner, Photojournalism | Amit Eshel – 2× Highly Commended, Portraits | Thomas Schwarze – Highly Commended, Natural Artistry

  all winning entries
• 01.10.2025 / aus: Contests
  

  Jon A. Juárez wins the Rewilding Europe Award 2025

  Excellence in rewilding-focused photography has been celebrated again in this year's European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with a special Rewilding Europe Award handed out for the fourth time.
  Jon A. Juárez impressed the judges with his photo Comeback of the Atlantic sturgeon.

  winners galery...
• 15.09.2025 / aus: Contests
  

  Javier Aznar wins Fritz Pölking Prize 2025!

  Javier Aznar from Spain wins the Fritz Pölking Prize 2025 with his photo essay Love, hate and rattlesnakes about the cultural and ecological significance of rattlesnakes on the one hand and snake hunting on the other hand.
  The Fritz Pölking Junior Prize goes to Tobias Gjerde from Norway. His portfolio Norwegian winter is dedicated to the remarkably resilient animals that defy the extremes of Nordic winters.

  ... to the portfolios
• 28.04.2025 / aus: Contests
  

  Konrad Wothe is GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025

  During the members weekend the GDT awarded the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025. The overall winner of the members competition is Konrad Wothe from Penzberg in Upper Bavaria with his image Dipper flying through waterfall. We congratulate all the winners of the competition.

  to the gallery of the competition