#1 Winner, Other Animals. Danger In The Mud. Crocodile In A Drying Pool By Jens Cullmann
"A total of 5,046 stunning pictures was submitted to the photo contest. After a pre-jury procedure (Alexandra Wünsch, Torsten Bittner und Jon A. Juarez), it was the GDT members' turn to make their choices from the ten best photos in each of the seven categories."
The overall winner as well as category winners and runners-up with their beautiful photos received generous prizes by AC-Foto, GDT's partner for many years. The overall winner of the photography contest also received an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III 12-40mm kit from the organization's premium partner, Olympus Europe.
This year, the overall winner is Peter Lindel from Dortmund, Germany, with his photo of a European hare. Lindel is passionate about wildlife photography, focusing on local as well as African fauna. The winning image belongs to a series taken in the north of Dortmund. "Compared to many international nature photography hotspots, this region has little to offer," GDT said. "[But] Peter Lindel [invested] a lot of time and blood, sweat, and tears working on this project on his doorstep. In these times, as everyone is urged to stay home, the generally classic subject of a hare gains special significance. It is also a beautiful statement for long-term exploration of a single species and region."
#4 3rd Place, Other Animals. School Of Mackerel, Cocos Island By Henry Jager
#5 Winner, Plants And Fungi. New Life In A Dead Forest. Dead Forest, Bavaria By Radomir Jakubowski
#6 2nd Place, Mammals. Glowing Fox. Arabian Red Fox In Kuwait City By Mohammad Murad
#8 4th Place, Mammals. Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
#9 8th Place, Plants And Fungi. Raso De La Bruma By Stefan Pütz-Cordes
#11 Winner, Special Category: Water. The Play Of Water. Hraunfossar, Island By Britta Strack
#14 2nd Place, Nature's Studio. The White Coastline. Meltwater Lake, Greenland By Stephan Fürnrohr
#19 Winner, Nature's Studio. Flooded With Light. Blackbird, North Hesse By Jan Piecha
#20 2nd Place, Special Category: Water. Milk And Honey, Reflection Of The Chalk Coast By Sandra Bartocha
