Photographer Angel Fitor has been awarded the celebrated “Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2021” title for his serene jellyfish {photograph}, which he hopes will elevate consciousness of ecological disasters that have an effect on marine life.
European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr, some of the famend competitions for nature images, is run by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT).
This yr, the panel of judges needed to look by way of over 19,000 submitted photographs from 36 nations to crown winners throughout eight main classes: “Birds,” “Mammals,” “Different Animals,” “Vegetation and Fungi,” “Landscapes,” “The Underwater World,” “Individuals and Nature,” and “Nature’s Studio.”
As well as, the subsequent technology of photographers had been awarded within the “Younger Photographers as much as 14 years” and “Younger Photographers 15-17 years” classes. For nature images tales, portfolios, and tasks, the competition awards what known as the Fritz Pölking Prize.
Similar as last year, the competitors award ceremony occurred on-line and all of the successful photographs will go on a tour to be exhibited in Germany and Europe, with the German Horse Museum in Verden as the primary venue to carry the exhibition on December 7, 2021.
The competitors shared a prize pool price €32,000 ($37,400) with the general winner taking residence €3,000 ($3,500) and Olympus as the principle sponsor of the competition.
European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2021
The general winner and the recipient of the “European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2021” title is Spanish photographer, photojournalist, and creator Angel Fitor. His hanging image, titled “Medusa ballet,” depicts jellyfish within the Spanish lagoon of Mar Menor.
“By means of the phantasm of a swarm of jellyfish, [the photo] evokes associations with a development we will observe in all places in closely overexploited seas,” says Prof. Dr. Beate Jessel, the patron of the competitors and President of Federal Company for Nature Conservation. “Marine ecosystems which are not unimpaired and the warming seas because of local weather change are selling the rise of particular person species.”
Fitor has lengthy been involved with the aquatic ecosystems of our planet and believes within the energy of images to provoke needed adjustments and deal with environmental issues.
Under are the winners of the opposite particular person classes:
Birds
Mammals
Different Animals
Vegetation and Fungi
Landscapes
The Underwater World
Individuals and Nature
Nature’s Studio
Younger Photographers As much as 14 Years
Younger Photographers 15-17 Years
Fritz Pölking Prize
Fritz Pölking Junior Prize
The total checklist of winners and runners-up of this yr’s contest could be discovered on the GDT’s website.
Picture credit: All photographs individually credited and supplied courtesy of GDT.
