About NPOTY
Nature Photographer of The Year is a Nature Photography contest that celebrates the beauty of nature photography. We have some fantastic prizes for you to win including our top prize of € 3.000,- cash for the winner, plus other great cash prizes and cool photo equipment. When you enter our nature photo competition you will also support various nature conservations projects. The award ceremony took place at the yearly Nature Talks Photo Festival. The next contest will start on the 4th of December 2023 and end on Sunday the 7th of April 2024. The winning images will also be shown in a photo exhibition on the festival and afterwards it will be traveling through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Let Nature Talk!
Category Birds
Peter Cech (CZ) | Greeting the sun
Category Winner
Audun Rikardsen (NO) | Golden eagle landing
Runner-up
Francis De Andrés De Miguel (ES) | Disagreement
Runner-up
Bernt Østhus (NO) | Fjord fight
Highly commended
Stanislao Basileo (IT) | La Dama blanca
Highly commended
Krzysztof Wojciechowski (PL) | In a dream
Highly commended
Category Mammals
Stefano Quirini (IT) | Under the snow…
Category Winner
Marcio Esteves Cabral (BR) | Tapir Diver
Runner-up
José Juan Hernández (ES) | Climbing to the sweet
Highly Commended
Mohammad Murad (KW) | Colorful Night
Highly commended
François Nowicki (FR) | Deer on the crest
Highly commended
Martin Steenhaut (BE) | Wolf attack
Highly commended
Category Other Animals
Norbert Kaszás (HU) | Golden rain
Category Winner
Alena Shevtsova (RU) | Gorgon
Runner-up
Petr Bambousek (CZ) | Hunting ants
Highly Commended
Radomir Jakubowski (DE) | Fly
Highly Commended
Wei Fu (TH) | Hunt in sun
Highly Commended
Category Plants and Fungi
David Frutos Egea (ES) | The Fallen Idol III
Category winner
Juan Jesús González Ahumada (ES) | In the forest kingdom
Runner-up
Csaba Daroczi (HU) | Frozen spring
Highly Commended
Piet Haaksma (NL) | Leverbloempjes
Highly Commended
David Frutos Egea (ES) | Survivor III
Highly Commended
Category Landscape
Ales Krivec (SI) | A stormy day
Category winner
Luis Manuel Vilariño Lopez (ES) | Amoebe
Runner-up
Yevhen Samuchenko (UA) | Under Aurora bridge
Highly Commended
Brandon Yoshizawa (US) | Flower Power
Highly Commended
Category Underwater
Alexey Zozulya (RU) | Up in the air
Category winner
Domenico Tripodi (IT) | Dancing in the light
Runner-up
Wade Hughes (AU) | Close Inspection
Highly Commended
Paul Colley (UK) | Duck Photo Bomb
Highly Commended
Gabriel Barathieu (FR) | Jewel fairy basslet
Highly Commended
Category Nature Art
Simone Baumeister (DE) | Happiness grows in trees
Category winner
Bart Siebelink (NL) | Quassia Muse
Runner-up
Jeroen Scheffers (NL) | Turned Waterwaves
Highly Commended
Bence Mate (HU) | Wings
Highly Commended
Staffan Widstrand ( SE) | Mid winter colours
Highly Commended
Category Man and Nature
Luke Massey (ES) | Lonely
Category Winner
Britta Jaschinski (UK) | White rhino trophies
Runner-up
Pedro Narra (PT) | Sunsets
Highly commended
Tom Svensson (SE) | Help us
Highly commended
Noel Guevara (PH) | Cub and crab
Highly commended
Category Black and White
Csaba Daróczi (HU) | Jump
Category Winner
Alain Ernoult (FR) | Exchange Wild
Runner-up
Mario Suárez (ES) | Reservoir_Dogs
Highly commended
Luke Massey (ES) | Brothers
Highly commended
Shane Kalyn (CA) | Passing Through
Highly commended
Category Landscapes of the Lage landen
Karin de Jonge (NL) | Galloways under the bridge
Category Winner
Sam Mannaerts (BE) | Snake
Runner-up
Erik Steen Redeker (BE) | Reflections
Highly commended
Michel Lucas (NL) | Misty fenn
Highly commended
Theo Bosboom (NL) | Thunderstorm at Schier
Highly commended
Category Youth
Giacomo Redaelli (IT) | Symphony n°5
Category Winner
Tobias Gjerde (NO) | A close meeting above the treeline
Runner-up
John Peter Wewin Pandian (IN) | Little curious learner
Highly commended
Carlos Perez Naval (ES) | Poplar stars
Highly commended
Carlos Perez Naval (ES) | Living on the edge
Highly commended
Category Fred Hazelhoff Portfolio Award
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
Gheorghe Popa (RO) | Cuejdel my lake
Winner
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