The world of wildlife is brutal, amazing and poetic at the same time, and the “European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 Awards” depict exactly this beautiful corast. This annual competition, organized by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT), is one of the most prestigious nature photography eves in the world and every year, it offers a fresh perspective on the wild life of our planet; A life that fluctuates between survival and destruction, love and sorrow.
This year’s winner, Luca Lorenz, a 20-year-old self-taught German photographer, wowed the judges with a profound black-and-white image called “Sile Despair.” In this photo, the European male owl is standing in the middle of the night with a mouse in its claws; The food that was supposed to be for his missing chickens. A bitter but poetic accou of a lonely father who still calls his children after being hued.
Along with Lorenz’s work, other winners have also depicted the world of animals from new and human angles; From huing arctic foxes in the snow to tender momes between elephas and their offspring, in every frame flows not just technical skill, but empathy and respect for life. (mymodernmet)
