24. - 26. October 2025
- Prices and Ticket Sale
- How to get to GDT-festival
- Overnight accomodation in Luenen
- Restaurants in Luenen
- Lecture Program
- Photo market / Showstage Program
Event Centre Hansesaal, Heinz-Hilpert-Theater & Rundsporthalle
Kulturbüro der Stadt Lünen // GDT Festival
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 39 – 49
44532 Lünen
Germany
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Our Supporting - Program | Friday, 24 October 2025
Theatre
6.00 P.M.
Award ceremony GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, Fritz Pölking Prize 2025 and Rewilding Europe Award 2025
Official presentation of the winning images of the international competitions GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, Fritz Pölking Prize 2025 and Rewilding Europe Award 2025 (admission free)
Galerie Hansesaal
8.00 P.M.
Exhibition opening and champagne reception
GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, Fritz Pölking Prize 2025 and Rewilding Europe Award 2025 (admission free)
Our Supporting Program | Saturday, 25 October and Sunday, 26 October 2025
Theatre
Lectures by top-level photographers of the international wildlife photography scene
(fee required, for details see program)
Theatre
Exhibition of our members‘ competition GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025
(admission free)
Galerie Hansesaal
Exhibitions of the international competitions
- GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
- Fritz Pölking Prize 2025
- Fritz Pölking Junior Prize 2025
- Rewilding Europe Award 2025
(admission free)
Hansesaal
Exhibitions in the Bildersaal
Individual exhibitions of national and international photographers in the Hansesaal (admission free).
Find out more here.
Sports Hall (Rundsporthalle)
On more than 1000 qm you will find our large photo market with its own unique stage programme.
(admission free).
Check & Clean-Service
Camera manufactures offer a free Clean & Check service for your equipment. You will find this services on the gallery in the sports hall!
Stage Programme
As part of the photo market, we also offer a supplementary mixed stage programme. In addition to the well known product presentations, short lectures on all aspects of nature photography will complete the programme. You can check out the line-up from end-August on our website (admission free).