According to the Daily Mail, these are all winning and commended photos in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 competition of the German Nature Photographers Association (GDT), which received more than 3,000 entries from 13 countries worldwide.
Photographers from Germany – Karsten Mosebach and Bernhard Volmer – were voted the overall winners for their stunningly exposed shot of a swallow in flight. This image was considered by the judges to be not easy to capture, and it also won a gold medal in the “Bird” category.
The image of a caiman crocodile with outstretched limbs in Brazil ranked eighth in the “Other Animals” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo entitled “School bus” of orangutans in Borneo brought home a silver medal in the “We are family” category for the author. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The beautiful exposed shot of a swallow in flight won the overall prize. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo is titled “Volcano?” 1st place in the “Landscape” category with a shot of lightning over a mountain in the Dolomites, Italy. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo titled “The Magician” took third place in the “Mammals” category, capturing a playful seal in the Coronado Islands, off the coast of Mexico. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo “The Guide” took 6th place in the “Birds” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
This beautiful and mysterious photo of a gecko looking over the edge of a leaf comes in at #2 in the “Other Animals” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The image of a mudskipper flying in the air has excellently topped the “Other animals” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
This incredible photo of a whale gliding through the water off the coast of South Africa, completely convinced the judges with the silver prize in the “Mammal” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
This rather creepy photo won fourth place in the “Mammals” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo, titled “Battle of the Giants,” ranked fourth in the “Other Animals” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
This photo of a beautiful yellow forest titled “Autumn is Coming”, came in third in the “Landscape” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The fourth prize in the “Bird” category went to a photo of a black bird in a bright forest. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The excellent photo of the father and son of a tetrad won the “Mammal” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
This striking black and white photograph, titled “Sibling Love“, was awarded fourth place in the “We Are Family” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
The photo, taken in Yosemite National Park in California, USA, titled “In the Dark,” took second place in the “Landscape” category. Photo: Nature Photographer of the Year 2021
Source: lifeanimal.net