The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has unveiled the victorious photographs in the latest European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Javier Aznar González de Rueda from Spain emerged as the grand champion, securing the top accolade for his outstanding image titled “Maternal Care.”

In this year’s rendition of the competition, photographers hailing from 42 European countries participated, showcasing a diverse range of perspectives. A distinguished five-member international jury dedicated three days to meticulously curate the selection, ultimately identifying 107 winning images distributed across nine standard categories and two special categories.

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#1. Birds – Winner: Bird in Forest by Csaba Daróczi

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#2. Birds – Finalist: Cannibalism by Andrés Miguel Domínguez

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#3. Birds – Finalist: One step forward by Tom Robinson

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#4. Mammals – Winner: Last Dance? by Jens Cullmann

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#5. Mammals – Finalist: Rain graphic by Sergey Gorshkov

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#6. Mammals – Finalist: High jump by Zsolt Moldovan

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#7. Other Animals – Winner: Water ballet by Marjan Artnak

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#8. Other Animals – Finalist: Host art by Cristobal Serrano

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#9. Other Animals – Finalist: Mock attack by Lutz Wilke

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#10. Other Animals – Finalist: Calumma oshaughnessyi by Petr Bambousek

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#11. Plants and Fungi – Finalist: Treasures of the sea by César Llaneza Rodríguez

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#12. Plants and Fungi – Finalist: Abstract by Davide Casazza

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#13. Plants and Fungi – Finalist: Veil of spores by Agorastos Papatsanis

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#14. Landscapes – Winner: Volcanic swirls by Joel Delmas

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#15. Landscapes – Finalist: Torkukuiy by Alexey Kharitonovc

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#16. Landscapes – Finalist: Land under the sea by Angel Fitor

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#17. Landscapes – Finalist: First snow by Andrei Reinol

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#18. Landscapes – Finalist: Window through time by Florian Smit

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#19. Underwater World – Finalist: Rays at sunset by Mike Korostelev

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#20. Underwater World – Finalist: Dragonfish by Solvin Zankl

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#21. Underwater World – Finalist: From below by Boldizsár Szűcs

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#22. Underwater World – Finalist: Frogfish on a throne by Gabriel Barathieu

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#23. Underwater World – Finalist: Octopus tango by Francisco Javier Murcia Requena

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#24. Nature’s Studio – Runner up: Transformation by Andrés Basilio Sagarna

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

#25. Young Photographer – Winner: Tightrope artist by Alberto Román Gómez

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners

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