Winner: “Christo was here” by Theo Bosboom (NL)
The European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, organized by the German Society for Nature Pictures (GDT), celebrates Europe’s most interesting nature images, capturing the sweetness, variety, and fragility of wildlife and ecosystems. This 12 months’s winners showcase awe-inspiring moments and compelling tales, inspiring deeper connections to nature and its preservation.
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Different Animals
The distinctive appearances and interesting behaviors of reptiles, amphibians, bugs, spiders, and invertebrates are actually exceptional. Images that spotlight their distinct traits and inherent magnificence play a vital function in showcasing these often-overlooked creatures.
Runner up: “Fireworks” by Ingo Arndt (DE)
“Unexpected feast” bty Sandy Spaenhoven (BE)
“Bee wolf” by Kevin Sawford (GB)
“March of the mussels” by Theo Bosboom (NL)
“The lair” by Jose Luis Gigirey González (ES)
“Safety in numbers” by Alex Hyde (GB)
“About turn” by Norbert Kaszás (HU)
“Halt! Who goes there?” by Valeria Zvereva (RU)
“Ghost dance” by Norbert Kaszás (HU)
Crops and Fungi
This class focuses on capturing the sweetness and artistry of vegetation and fungi, emphasizing their adaptability to numerous habitats. It seeks images that creatively use gentle and trendy compositional strategies to showcase their aesthetic enchantment and ecological significance.
Winner: “Curtain” by Svetlana Ivanenko (RU)
Runner up: “Final glow” by Katarzyna Gubrynowicz (PL)
“Ice tree” by Hannu Ahonen (FI)
“Backlit willows” by Pål Hermansen (NO)
“Algae pizza” by Csaba Daroczi (HU)
“Fairies” by Karl Adami (EE)
“Storm in a beech forest” by Helmut Elzenbaumer (IT)
“Cordyceps” by Jaime Culebras (ES)
“Soon the flowers will die, life hurries on” by Ádám Horváth (HU)
“Wild teasel” by Theo Bosboom (NL)
