Winners Chronicle
FRITZ PÖLKING PRIZE AND FRITZ PÖLKING JUNIOR PRIZE
The winners of each year
The influence of GDT founder member and honorary member Fritz Pölking on wildlife photography in Germany is unrivalled. His work received international recognition on numerous occasions and many of his photographs have found their way into a collective memory. Numerous books, lectures and workshops were the basis on which Fritz Pölking reached out to people all over the world; his work remains a source of inspiration and motivation for many photographers.
In recognition of his photographic work the publishing house Tecklenborg in cooperation with the GDT has launched the Fritz Pölking Prize and the Fritz Pölking Junior Prize in 2008. This award will be presented within the context of the contest European Wildlife Photographer of the Year and will be awarded yearly for extraordinary work in the field of wildlife photography. This may either be a special wildlife photography project or a portfolio of individual photographs. The minimum number of submitted photographs is 8; the maximum number is restricted to 12. Judgement will focus on photographic performance as well as the overall conception, idea and creative execution.
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) invites all amateur and professional photographers from all over Europe to participate in the competition every year.
2024
Hector Cordero | Project: Invisible killers
In the United States alone, approximately 624 million birds die annually due to collisions with glass surfaces. One of the epicenters of such collisions is New York City... more...
2024 Junior Prize
Gianluca Damiani | Project: Urban jungle
Urbanization is considered the fastest-growing anthropogenic form of land sealing, and the conversion of natural habitats into urban areas is expected to continue... more...
2023
A fruit famine in one of the last strongholds of the African forest elephant raises concerns about the ability of this species to survive in the long term. more...
2023 Junior Prize
A sunflower field could not be harvested due to the high water level - a financial loss for the farmer, a true paradise for wintering birds. more...
2022
I circle around the heron repeatedly with my silent camera, looking for street lamps whose light would reveal the heron at the dark harbour... more...
2022 Junior Prize
A story of two young Dutchmen about the deep-rooted connection between the last remaining wilderness in Europe and a young democracy called Romania ... more...
2021
Catching bush crickets (Nsenene) is an old tradition in Uganda that creates jobs and provides considerable income, as the crickets are considered a delicacy and are highly sought after. more...
2021 Junior Prize
The lucky fate of the ibex seems like a glimmer of hope and a model for many endangered species that may make future generations dream, just as the ibex makes us dream in the Alps today. more...
2020
The nearly two thousand miles long US-Mexico border traverses some of the continent’s most biologically diverse regions. more...
2020 Junior Prize
In medieval times, the appearance of Siberian jays (Perisoreus infaustus) was considered a warning of looming misfortune. more...
2019
As a photographer [...] I learnt quickly to value ice as an ingredient capable of enriching many subjects by adding a certain something. more...
2019 Junior Prize
The more reduced the photo, the more the viewer concentrates on the few bits that are there. more...
2018
It was love at first sight, and from that moment to this very day, I never fail to think about "him" at least once a day. more...
2018 Junior Prize
[...] with their grace in flight as they balance slight differences in wind with a tiny beat of their wings. more...
2017
Detached from time and space, the gaze focuses on the beautiful bird. more...
2017 Junior Prize
This kind of contact with wilderness, the unique experiences and moments never fail to move me deeply. more...
2016
Rikardsen has developed a unique camera system including a special underwater housing and powerful flash system that produces good results in the poor light conditions of the polar winter. more...
2016 Junior Prize
Children should throw stones into the water, blow the seed of dandelions into the air and catch grasshoppers... more...
2015
He is promptly recognised by everyone on account of its cuteness and its incredibly large ears- the Fennec. more...
2015 Junior Prize
Their white coats and daredevil-like climbing abilities make them a true icon of the western mountain ranges of North America. more...
2014
I have felt the urge to document the fleeting beauty of these trees photographically. more...
2014 Junior Prize
But wherever he goes, he is happiest on a floating hide on a quiet lake in the early hours of the morning. mehr...