GDT nature photographer of the year 2018 – in pictures

Winning images from the prestigious annual competition held by the Society of German Wildlife Photographers (Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen – GDT) which showcases talent from within the EU. This year’s winner is German photographer Maximilian Hornisch with his image of a golden eagle


  • GDT Nature photographer of the year 2018, overall winner and first place in the birds category: Maximilian Hornisch (Germany) - Golden eagle, the Alps. ‘Temperatures are rising, the snow melts and water slowly cuts its way down into the valley ... The golden eagle floats in through the retreating veil looking for winter’s leftovers. Numerous avalanches in the mountains have taken their toll, offering the golden eagles a generous supply of food after the snow has gone ... Two days later there was going to be new snow, heavily restricting the golden eagles’ food supply once more.’
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    GDT Nature photographer of the year 2018, overall winner and first place in the birds category: Maximilian Hornisch (Germany) - Golden Eagle, the Alps


  • Second place, birds category: Lukas Thiess – Alpine accentor at the Gemmi pass
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    Second place, birds category: Lukas Thiess - Alpine accentor at the Gemmi pass


  • Winner, mammals category: Robert Sommer – ‘Fighting Bulls’, two fighting wapiti bulls in Banff national park, Canada
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    Winner, mammals category: Robert Sommer - Fighting Bulls, Banff national park, Canada


  • Second place, mammals category: Hermann Hirsch – ‘Shrub romanticism’ - a yellow-necked mouse
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    Second place, mammals category: Hermann Hirsch – a yellow-necked mouse


  • Winner, other animals category: Klaus Tamm – banded demoiselle
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    Winner, other animals category: Klaus Tamm - banded demoiselle


  • Second place, other animals category: Uwe Hasubek – olive ridley turtles
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    Second place, other animals category: Uwe Hasubek - olive turtle


  • Winner, plants and fungi category: Gabriele Werthschitzky – bracken
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    Winner, plants and fungi category: Gabriele Werthschitzky - bracken


  • Second place, plants and fungi category: algae in a gravel pit
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    Second place, plants and fungi category: algae in a gravel-pit


  • Winner, landscapes category: Florian Smit – beech grove
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    Winner, landscapes category: Florian Smit - beech grove


  • Winner, nature’s studio category: Ike Noack – landscape with embryo in ice
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    Winner, nature’s studio category: Ike Noack - landscape with embryo in ice


  • Second place, nature’s studio category: Claudia Müller – The Neverending Story
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    Second place, nature’s studio category: Claudia Müller - The Neverending Story


  • Stephan Fürnrohr is the winner of the special category Ährensache for his image ‘Green Island’, an aerial photograph of a copse of trees in a field
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    Stephan Fürnrohr is the winner of the special category Ährensache for his image “Green Island”, an aerial photograph of a copse of trees in a field


  • Second place, Ährensache category: Ulrich Hopp – ‘Death in the field’
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    Second place, Ährensache category: Ulrich Hopp - ‘Death in the field’
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