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Charming “bird marriage” wins GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023

Apr 27, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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In their annual member’s competition, the GDT (German Society for Nature Photography) has chosen the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023. The overall winner is Silke Hüttche with a charming image humorously titled Scenes of a Marriage.

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Polar bears took over an abandoned house and won Nature Photographer of the Year 2022

Dec 13, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Nature Talks has announced the results of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 competition. This year, polar bears took the victory. Okay, not literally: it was Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh who took the photos of these animals in quite an unusual setting. His remarkable image House of Bears shows a polar bear in an abandoned weather station. And yes, you saw the entire series on DIYP earlier this year!

Of course, there are plenty other stunning photos among category winners, runner-ups and highly commended images. Folks at the Nature Photographer of the Year shared them with DIYP, so let’s check them out.

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Nature inFocus 2022 winners show all the beauty and drama of the natural world

Nov 28, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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The eighth annual Nature inFocus Photography Awards have announced the winners for the year 2022. With more submissions every year, the judges had a difficult task choosing the winning images. But hey, it has to be done – and we bring you the best of the best for 2022. And just like last year, you’ll see the colors, beauty, and drama of the natural world around us.

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Photographer captures dramatic human face in wave on the Great Lakes

Photographer captures dramatic human face in wave on the Great Lakes

Nov 27, 2022 by Alex Baker 16 Comments
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An Ontario photographer has captured the perfect impression of a spooky human face in a giant wave on Lake Erie. It’s so impressive, that at first glance it almost doesn’t look real. But there is no Photoshop trickery here. The image is 100% captured in-camera.

Cody Evans is a keen nature and wildlife photographer who regularly enjoys capturing the stormy waters of the lake. The waves create incredible sculptures, no two are ever alike. He saw that there would be high winds on the lake and headed down to the lake shore last weekend to see what he could capture.

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Did you know your iPhone camera helps you identify plants?

Jun 21, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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If you like photographing plants and flowers, you might also want to learn what they’re called. I sure know I can never get enough of shooting them, and I’m always curious to discover their names so I can learn something more about them.

But did you know your iPhone’s native camera can help you identify them? It’s as quick as taking a photo, and it doesn’t require any additional, third-party apps.

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Magical photo of kestrel on a blossoming tree wins 2022 GDT members’ Nature Photographer of the Year

Apr 13, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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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.

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Fascinating photo of geese migration wins 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year

Dec 21, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Nature Photographer of the Year has announced the winning photos of the 2021 contest. This year’s flattering title of the overall winner went to Terje Kolaas from Norway for his spectacular image of geese migration. Of course, there are plenty more stunning images from this year’s contest, and we bring you the selection of the best nature photos for 2021.

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The winners of this year’s Nature inFocus contest show nature at its most dramatic

Nov 25, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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In the middle of the pandemic and yet another hectic year, it’s always nice to turn to art and nature. Nature inFocus brings the two together in its annual photography competition. The 2021 winners have just been announced, and they’re as magnificent as only the natural world can be.

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How I modified my van to fit my traveling photographer lifestlye

Oct 28, 2021 by David Williams Add Comment
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Living on the road as a travel photographer has its fair share of ups and downs. As the seasons change and the cold draws in I’m certainly beginning to feel it, but they do rightly say that bad weather makes great photos. In a recent post I explained my vanlife decision. Today I’m dropping back in on that subject with more detail about how my van is made for travel photography.

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2021 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year winners show us how gentle and harsh nature is

Apr 29, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has just announced the results of its 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year contest. As always, there’s a fantastic selection of images showing nature in all its beauty and tenderness, but also reminding us how harsh and powerful it can be.

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