GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 – Lezárt pályázat!

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GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 – open for photographers residing within Europe and for GDT members

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Fritz Pölking Award 2009 – open for photographers worldwide

Online: possible from March 2009

Take part in this year’s contest “GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year” (GDT-EWPY 2009)!
As every year the “Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen” (GDT) invites all amateur and professional photographers from all over Europe to participate in this contest. The main object of the contest is to illustrate the high quality and the specific style of European wildlife photography by excellent pictures from Europe and all over the world and to promote general awareness for nature conservation through the means of photography.
There will be cash prizes for the winners as well as the runners-up of each category. The overall winner will receive 2 000 € in cash provided by Canon. The winning photographs of the contest will be presented to the public for the first time in an exhibition at the festival in Luenen. After the festival the exhibition will be shown at various venues in Germany and other European countries. All photographers whose pictures are selected will receive the exhibition catalogue. The overall winner as well as the winners and runners-up in each category will receive free tickets for the International Nature Photography Festival in Luenen.
Photographs can be entered in 8 different categories (Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants + Fungi, Landscapes, The Underwater World, Man and Nature, Nature’s Studio) as digital photos or as slides.

In recognition of GDT founder member Fritz Pölking, who died in 2007, this prize will be yearly awarded by the publishing house “Tecklenborg” in cooperation with the GDT within the context of the contest “GDT EWPY”. This prize will be awarded 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 winner will receive 2 000 € in cash donated by Tecklenborg.
The Fritz Pölking Junior Award offers young photographers up to 25 years of age the possibility to win 1 000 € in cash, a travel voucher for a photography tour worth up to 1 000 Euro (both donated by Tecklenborg publishing house) AND hired professional equipment for the duration of the tour (donated by AC-Foto).
Closing date for both awards is 1st June 2009. Entry conditions and further information are available here.