The winners of the esteemed GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 awards have now been crowned, with Silke Huttche from Wuppertal, Germany taking home the winning prize with her photo entitled ‘Scenes of a Marriage’.
Talking about the snap, Huttche explained: ‘I have this habit of constantly looking for birds wherever I am. So, every time I pass this electricity pole, I take a look up for there is always some kind of bird sitting there.
‘As was the case on this somewhat dull day in September 2021 when I glanced up and spotted the kite sitting there on the one end and shortly after a second one arriving to settle on the opposite end. This seemed to get exciting – were the two a pair or rivals? Hoping for some action-filled photography, I took out my camera and waited.
‘Initially, my wish was for some kind of interaction between them. But they just seemed to have nothing to say to each other and kept looking in opposite directions. In the end, I was fascinated by this scene of perfect symmetry, and luckily both birds remained still for long enough until I had the picture I wanted.’
Out of the 7,000 images that were submitted this year, seven images across the categories Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants & Fungi, and Landscaped were rewarded with the prize.
Here is a look at the rest of this year's winners.
Christian Höfs: Grey Partridge
Daniela Graf: Colour in the Dark
Britta Strack: Mystical Glacier
Florian Smith: Living Together
Dominik Janoschka: Beyond
Antje Kreienbrink: Water Lily Painting
Jens Cullmann: Observer
Daniel Böttcher: Birchwood
Pretty impressive, right? You can see the full list of photographs here.
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