Stunning Winning Photos From The GDT's Nature Photographer Of The Year 2020

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has announced its Nature Photographer of the Year 2020. 

This year, for the first time in the GDT's history, voting was carried out online, due to the pandemic. 

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    Winner, Birds. Flurin Leugger – Takeoff. A coyote panics geese

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    Winner, Birds. Flurin Leugger – Takeoff. A coyote panics geese. (Photo by lurin Leugger/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Third place, Birds. Hermann Hirsch – Stony Dipper. An American dipper, California.

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    (Photo by Hermann Hirsch/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Winner, Other animals. Jens Cullmann – Danger in the Mud. Crocodile in a drying pool.

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    (Photo by Jens Cullmann/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Third place, Other animals. Henry Jager – School of mackerel, Cocos Island.

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     (Photo by Henry Jager/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Overall winner. Peter Lindel – A Hare’s Dream. European hare in the north of Dortmund.

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    (Photo by Peter Lindel/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Second place, Mammals. Mohammad Murad – Glowing Fox. An Arabian red fox kitten explores Kuwait City at night just outside its den.

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     (Photo by 2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Fourth place, Mammals. Jan Piecha – Curious Glances. Raccoons, North Hesse.

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    (Photo by Jan Piecha/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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    Winner, Nature’s Studio. Jan Piecha – Flooded With Light. A blackbird in North Hesse.

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    (Photo by Jan Piecha/2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

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