
© Thomas Hempelmann/GDT 2022 – overall winner; Bird category winner
Every year, the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) runs a competition exclusively for the Society’s members, in addition to its European contest where anyone can enter. Still, even the society members only submit lots of amazing photos – and the best among them have been selected.
GDT has announced the 2022 winners of its members-only contest, and this year, the flattering title was awarded to Thomas Hempelmann. His image shows a gorgeous kestrel sitting on a blossoming branch, but there are some lovely category winners as well, so let’s take a look.
GDT counts over members coming from 11 European countries. Thomas Hempelmann is a 23-year-old photographer whose image The florist in a field was selected among the 6,400 submitted photos. Other than becoming the overall winner, Thomas also won in the Birds category.
Overall, the contest has seven categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants and Fungi, Landscapes, Nature’s Studio, and a special category. This year’s special category was created in cooperation with NABU Foundation for National Natural Heritage, and it was named Beech – Tree of the Year 2022. “The beech is considered the ecologically most important tree species in our country,” GDT explains, “reason enough to dedicate a separate category to it.”
Take a look at the category winners and runner-ups below, and make sure to visit the competition’s website for more details and more stunning photos.

© Karsten Mosebach/GDT 2022 – Bird runner-up

© Jose Fragozo/GDT 2022 – Mammals category winner

© Jonathan Fieber/GDT 2022 – Mammals runner-up

© Heinz Buls/GDT 2022 – Other Animals category winner

© Christian-Dietrich Morawitz/GDT 2022 – Other Animals runner-up

© Felix Wesch/GDT 2022 – Plants and Fungi category winner

© Stefan Wagner/GDT 2022 – Plants and Fungi runner-up

© Steffen Jung/GDT 2022 – Landscapes category winner

© Felix Wesch /GDT 2022 – Landscapes runner-up

© Radomir Jakubowski/GDT 2022 – Nature’s Studio category winner

© Uwe Hasubek/GDT 2022 – Nature’s Studio runner-up

© Stefan Imig/GDT 2022 – Beech – Tree of the Year 2022 winner

© Sigi Zang/GDT 2022 – Beech – Tree of the Year 2022 runner-up
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