The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) just announced the winning images for its annual members-only photo competition, selected from more than 8,000 entries submitted by photographers from 11 countries. Contest organizers were once again kind enough to share some of their winning and honored photographs with us below.
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Courtship Display. Fourth Place, Birds. #
Elephants at Watering Hole. Sixth Place, Mammals. #
Grumpy Cat. Fifth Place, Mammals. #
Spider Disco. Third Place, Other Animals. #
Sing 'n Snack. Sixth Place, Birds. #
Winter Moth. Fifth Place, Other Animals. #
Full-Circle Rainbow. Seventh Place, Landscapes. #
Life and Death. Tenth Place, Mammals. A snow leopard tumbles down a slope as it attacks a small dog from a nearby village in Ladakh, India. The dog escaped with bite injuries and was treated. #
Radiance. Runner-up, Landscapes. #
Lone Sentinel. Seventh Place, Birds. #
Red Fox in Heathland. Fourth Place, Mammals. #
Chamois. Category winner, Mammals. #
Misty Morning. Category winner, Special Category: Germany‘s Peatlands and Bogs. #
Patterns in the Snow. Category Winner, Jury Prize Winner, Birds. #
At Sunrise. Third Place, Mammals. #
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