Deadline
March 1, 2021
Who may enter
The competition is open to photographers from all Europe.
Details
The competition is organised by the German Society for Nature Photography.
“ The competition aims to illustrate the high quality and specific style of European wildlife photography through excellent pictures from Europe and all over the world. It also seeks to promote awareness for nature conservation through the means of photography.
There are ten categories:
1/ Birds
2/ Mammals
3/ Other Animals
4/ Plants & Fungi
5/ Landscape
6/ The Underwater World
7/ Man and Nature
8/ Nature‘s Studio
9/ Young Photographers (14-17 years)
10/ Fritz Pölking Prize and Fritz Pölking Junior Prize (26 years and under) – story and portfolio
2020 Winners
Photo by Jasper Doest / Overall Winner
Photo by Ben Cranke / Category “Birds” / 1st Place
Photo by Marco Gaiotti / Category “Plants and Fungi” / 1st Place
Photo by Mike Korostelev / Category “The Underwater World” / 1st Place
Click HERE to see more photos.
Entry fee
The entry fee is 35 €.
Youth category (14-17) – entry is free.
Prizes
• European Wildlife Photographer of the Year – 3,000 €
• Fritz Pölking Prize – 2,000 €
• Fritz Pölking Junior Prize – 1,500 € and merchandise voucher worth 500 €
• Winners of categories 1-8: 1st place – 800 €; 2nd place – 500 €
• Youth category: 1st place – 200 €; 2nd place – 100 €
Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.