European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021
European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021 now is over!
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) is looking for the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 and invites professional and non-professional photographers from all over Europe to join this year‘s competition.
About Competition
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) is looking for the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021! For the 21st time, the GDT invites professional and non-professional photographers from all over Europe to join this year‘s competition.
The competition aims to illustrate the high quality and specific style of European wildlife photography through excellent pictures from Europe and all over the world. It also seeks to promote awareness of nature conservation through the means of photography.
All award-winning images will be shown as large-format prints in an exhibition which will have its premiere at the International Nature Photography Festival in Lünen (29 to 31 October 2021) and will then be presented to millions of visitors in museums, galleries and at festivals in Germany and throughout Europe for several years.
Categories
➜ Birds
➜ Mammals
➜ Other Animals
➜ Plants & Fungi
➜ Landscape
➜ The Underwater World
➜ Man and Nature
➜ Nature‘s Studio
➜ Young Photographers (14-17 years)
➜ Fritz Pölking Prize and Fritz Pölking Junior Prize (26 years and under)
Eligibility
This competition is open for photographers residing within Europe and for GDT members.
Prize
There will be cash and material prizes in the amount of 32,000 EUR. The overall winner will receive a prize money of 3,000 EUR. All winning participants will receive an invitation to the award ceremony and free tickets to the GDT International Nature Photography Festival 2021 in Lünen as well as the exhibition catalogue.
Entry fees
Entry fee is 35 EUR. There is no fee for category Young Photographer.