Nature Photography: Bird Image Wins GDT 2025 Photographer Of The Year

The German Society of Nature Photography has announced the winners of this years competition. Konrad Wothe has taken the overall top spot with his photo of a 'Dipper' flying through a waterfall.

<a href="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046151_w605_1500-aq6tke3v.jpg" data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-title="Overall Winner and 1st Place, Konrad Wothe - Dipper flying through waterfall | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODExLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE1MV93NjA1XzE1MDAtYXE2dGtlM3YuanBnIn0%3D"> Overall Winner and 1st Place, Konrad Wothe - Dipper flying through waterfall | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 Konrad Wothe "I lost count of the number of trips I took to the dipper's nesting site before I was reasonably satisfied with the result. And even now, I keep going back — and always will — because the dipper is one of my absolute favourite birds."

Other Striking Entries <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="1st Place Andreas Volz - Misty Morning | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODIwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjIxNF93MTUwMF8xNTAwLXp4bnEzNnZpLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046214_w1500_1500-zxnq36vi.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046214_w1500_1500-zxnq36vi-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-820" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046214_w1500_1500-zxnq36vi-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046214_w1500_1500-zxnq36vi-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046214_w1500_1500-zxnq36vi-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 1st Place Andreas Volz – Misty Morning | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="1st Place Katja Manski - Abstraction | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjIwMV93MTUwMF8xNTAwLTZ2d2d2MmJwLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046201_w1500_1500-6vwgv2bp.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046201_w1500_1500-6vwgv2bp-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-819" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046201_w1500_1500-6vwgv2bp-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046201_w1500_1500-6vwgv2bp-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046201_w1500_1500-6vwgv2bp-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 1st Place Katja Manski – Abstraction | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="2nd Place Thomas Froesch - Radiance | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE5NF93MTUwMF8xNTAwLW51eXprazM3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046194_w1500_1500-nuyzkk37.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046194_w1500_1500-nuyzkk37-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-818" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046194_w1500_1500-nuyzkk37-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046194_w1500_1500-nuyzkk37-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046194_w1500_1500-nuyzkk37-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 2nd Place Thomas Froesch – Radiance | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="2nd Place Torsten Christ - Weevil | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE3NV93MTUwMF8xNTAwLW11enE0cWY1LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046175_w1500_1500-muzq4qf5.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046175_w1500_1500-muzq4qf5-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-817" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046175_w1500_1500-muzq4qf5-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046175_w1500_1500-muzq4qf5-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046175_w1500_1500-muzq4qf5-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 2nd Place Torsten Christ – Weevil | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="3rd Place Christoph Kaula -At Sunrise | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE2N193MTUwMF8xNTAwLWp3aHZ2cWFyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046167_w1500_1500-jwhvvqar.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046167_w1500_1500-jwhvvqar-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-816" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046167_w1500_1500-jwhvvqar-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046167_w1500_1500-jwhvvqar-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046167_w1500_1500-jwhvvqar-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 3rd Place Christoph Kaula -At Sunrise | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="6th Place Andrey Gudkov -Elephants at Watering Hole | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE2M193MTUwMF8xNTAwLWx4Z2dvdHl2LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046163_w1500_1500-lxggotyv.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046163_w1500_1500-lxggotyv-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-815" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046163_w1500_1500-lxggotyv-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046163_w1500_1500-lxggotyv-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046163_w1500_1500-lxggotyv-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 6th Place Andrey Gudkov -Elephants at Watering Hole | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="1st Place Radomir Jakubowski -Chamois | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODE0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE2MF93MTUwMF8xNTAwLTRweGtjaG53LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046160_w1500_1500-4pxkchnw.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046160_w1500_1500-4pxkchnw-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-814" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046160_w1500_1500-4pxkchnw-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046160_w1500_1500-4pxkchnw-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046160_w1500_1500-4pxkchnw-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 1st Place Radomir Jakubowski -Chamois | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 <a data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="8a4de4c" data-elementor-lightbox-title="4th Place Karsten Mosebach -Courtship Display | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025" data-e-action-hash="#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODEzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGhlYWR2ZW50dXJpc3Qub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTA0NjE1Nl93MTUwMF8xNTAwLWd6Mm5uNGFrLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhNGRlNGMifQ%3D%3D" href='https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046156_w1500_1500-gz2nn4ak.jpg'><img width="150" height="150" src="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046156_w1500_1500-gz2nn4ak-150x150.jpg" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-813" decoding="async" srcset="https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046156_w1500_1500-gz2nn4ak-150x150.jpg 150w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046156_w1500_1500-gz2nn4ak-75x75.jpg 75w, https://theadventurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1046156_w1500_1500-gz2nn4ak-350x350.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 4th Place Karsten Mosebach -Courtship Display | GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025