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Received today — 4 May 2026 ⏭
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15 Mesmerizing Winners From the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026

By: Matt Growcoot
4 May 2026 at 16:06

On the left, a frog with its tongue out chases a butterfly in a lively, close-up shot. On the right, a black-and-white image shows a baby elephant nestled under an adult's trunk and leg.

Luca Lorenz has won the GDT (German Society for Nature Photography) Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 in its annual members' competition for his painterly photo of a mountain hare.

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Received — 10 April 2026 ⏭
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Powerful Photo Competition Focuses on Nature’s Death and Decay

By: Matt Growcoot
10 April 2026 at 17:00

A collage of three photos: a bird chick underwater, a hyena carrying a zebra leg in its mouth, and an insect hanging from a thread, raising one leg.

Nature's not all baby elephants and clumsy ducklings -- it can be raw, intense, and gruesome. Step forward the winners of the annual themed challenge from Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY). This year's theme? "Death and Decay."

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