Jasper Doest from the Netherlands wins the Fritz Pölking Prize 2023 with a photo story of the endangered African forest elephants in central Gabon. The Fritz Pölking Junior Prize 2023 was awarded to Mateusz Piesiak for his portfolio about a Sunflower paradise for overwintering birds in his native country Poland.
... to the portfoliosHannu Hautala inspired countless photographers worldwide and wrote more than 40 books in the course of his life. In 2010, he was honoured by the GDT for his merits to nature photography with the Fritz Steiniger Award.
Now Hannu has passed away at the age of 82. Our heartfelt condolences go to his wife Irma and all his relatives.
From October 27th - 29th it is finally time! For the 29th time, the GDT invites you to the International Nature Photography Festival in Lünen.
The ticket sale starts on 29.8.2023!
It's that time again: The GDT chooses its Nature Photographer of the Year 2023. Overall winner of the members' competition of the German Society for Nature Photography is Silke Hüttche from Wuppertal with her picture Scenes of a marriage. Congratulations!
... gallery of the competitionThe EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2023 competition
is now closed for entries.
Thank you to all who have taken part this year.
FAR AND WILD - Photopia Hamburg
21. - 24.09.2023 | Hamburg
International Nature Photography Festival 2023
27.- 29.10.2023 | Lünen