21 award-winning nature photos that will transport you to the great outdoors

Samantha GrindellMay 6, 2020, 21:15 IST

"Danger in the mud."GNPY 2020/ Jens Cullmann/ GDT

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) announced the winner of its contest for the best nature photo of the year.
Over 5,000 photos were submitted to the contest across 7 categories, with only 70 photos winning top prizes.
The winners include everything from sweeping landscapes to close-up shots of water droplets, and Peter Lindel won the overall award for 2020 for his photo "A hare's dream."
You can see all the winning photos on the GDT's website here.
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And Christian Wappl's "Poseidon's Wrath" came in fourth in the water category.

"Poseidon's Wrath." GNPY 2020/ Christian Wappl/ GDT

Birgit Potthoff's "Collision" takes the concept of a close-up to a new level.

"Collision." GNPY 2020/ Birgit Potthoff/ GDT

Sandra Bartocha took second place in the water category for "Milk and honey."

"Milk and honey." GNPY 2020/ Sandra Bartocha/ GDT

The special category for the 2020 awards was water, and Britta Strack took home first place with this photo.

"The play of water." GNPY 2020/ Britta Strack/ GDT

The aptly named "Fairytale world," taken by Florian Smit, came in fifth in the plants and fungi category.

"Fairytale world." GNPY 2020/ Florian Smiti/ GDT

Radomir Jakubowski's photo of a dead forest coming back to life was awarded first place in the plants and fungi category.

"New life in a dead forest." GNPY 2020/ Radomir Jakubowski/ GDT

The juxtaposition of light and dark in Christoph Kaula's "Ducks" earned the shot fourth place in the birds category.

"Ducks." GNPY 2020/ Christoph Kaula/ GDT

Hermann Hirsch's "Stony dipper" caught a bird in a moment of quiet.

"Stony dipper." GNPY 2020/ Hermann Hirsch/ GDT

Flurin Leugger captured the chaos of birds in flight, winning him first place in the birds category.

"Take Off." GNPY 2020/ Flurin Leugger/ GDT

Uwe Hasubek's shot of an Icelandic river came in 10th for nature's studio.

"Iceland going abstract." GNPY 2020/ Uwe Hasubek/ GDT

Burkhard Hillert's "Refraction" becomes more mesmerizing once you understand that it shows a cobweb.

"Refraction." GNPY 2020/ Burkard Hillert/ GDT

Stephan Fürnrohr also made use of contrast for "The White Coastline."

"The White Coastline." GNPY 2020/ Stephan Fürnrohr/ GDT

Jan Piecha won first place in a category called nature's studio with this photo that's full of contrast.

"Flooded with light." GNPY 2020/ Jan Piecha/ GDT

Henry Jager's "School of mackerel" calls attention to the bustling nature of sea life.

"School of mackerel." GNPY 2020/ Henry Jager/ GDT

This arresting photo of a crocodile earned Jens Cullmann first place in the other animals category.

"Danger in the mud." GNPY 2020/ Jens Cullmann/ GDT

Axel Gomeringer's "Yukon gold rush" came in fifth for the landscape category because of its bright colors and details.

"Yukon gold rush." GNPY 2020/ Axel Gomeringer/ GDT

The sky overwhelms the land in Jose Fragozo's "Masai Mara sky."

"Masai Mara sky." GNPY 2020/ Jose Fragozo/ GDT

The contrasting colors in Benjain Waldmann's "Magic Light" earned him first place in the landscape category.

"Magic Light." GNPY 2020/ Benjain Waldmann/ GDT

"Curious glances," captured by Jan Piecha, took fourth place in the mammals category.

"Curious glances." GNPY 2020/ Jan Piecha/ GDT

Mohammad Murad's silhouette shot of an Arabian red fox earned him second place in the mammals category.

"Glowing fox." GNPY 2020/ Mohammad Murad/ GDT

Peter Lindel was named the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year for 2020 thanks to this photo titled "A hare's dream."

"A hare's dream." GNPY 2020/ Peter Lindel/ GDT

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