The EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2023 competition
is now closed for entries.
Thank you to all who have taken part this year.
We wish all our members, cooperation partners, sponsors, competition participants and nature photo friends all over the world a very peaceful and happy New Year and look forward with confidence, hope and full of joy to a good 2023!
(photo: Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal | ENJ 2022)
Watch out! The GDT’s internal competition “GDT Nature Photographer of the Year" 2023 is now open for entries. Find more information, the competition rules and access to online-participation on our competition page.
... competition pageBetween beauty, uniqueness and fragility
The winning images of the competition European Wildlife Photographer of the Year honoured.
The Russian photographer Mike Korostelev enthralled the jury with his image Hippo World. Congratulation to all winners!
Excellence in rewilding-focused photography has been celebrated in this year's European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with a special Rewilding Europe Award handed out for the first time.
Joshi Nichell impressed the judges with his beautifully backlit shot of a nocturnal brown bear taken in Bavaria.
Exhibition European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
06.12.2022 - 05.03.2023 | Deutsches Pferdemuseum Verden
Exhibition GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2022
20.12.2022 - 21.04.2023 | Natural Heritage Center Rügen
International Nature Photography Festival 2023
27.-29.10.2023 | Lünen