GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 – in pictures
Profit and Loss by Oldřich MikulicaPhotograph: Oldřich Mikulica/GDTMammals category, winner: Lords of the Arctic by Florian Schulz. (Three bull muskox heading towards the setting sun during a blizzard in north-western Alaska)Photograph: Florian Schulz/GDTMammals category, runner-up: Sleeping Whales by Magnus LundgrenPhotograph: Magnus Lundgren /GDT
Mammals category, highly commended: Polar Bears Hugging by Daisy GilardiniPhotograph: Daisy Gilardini/GDTBirds category, wimner: Double-Crested Cormorant Under Water by Dennis Vandermeersch Photograph: Dennis Vandermeersch/GDTBirds category highly commended: King Penguins in Snowstorm by Ole Jørgen Liodden Photograph: Ole Jørgen Liodden/GDTBirds category, highly commended: Waxwing by Markus Varesvuo Photograph: Markus Varesvuo/GDTOther Animals category, winner: On the Move by Edwin Giesbers Photograph: Edwin Giesbers/GDTOther Animals category, highly commended: Calopteryx Surrounded by Colours by Constant Couteille Photograph: Constant Couteille/GDTPlants and Fungi category, winner: Two Little Men by Ana Retamero Olmos Photograph: Ana Retamero Olmos/GDTPlants and Fungi category, runner-up: Metallic Seaweed by David Allemand (image taken in New Zealand)Photograph: David Allemand/GDTLandscape category, winner: On Iceland's East Coast by Knut-Sverre HornPhotograph: Knut-Sverre Horn/GDTLandscape category, highly commended : Aldeyjarfoss Lenticularis by Olivier Seydoux (image taken in Iceland)Photograph: Olivier Seydoux/GDTUnderwater World category, winner: A Perfect Hairstyle by Solvin Zankl (deep-water decapod, sergestes lava)Photograph: Solvin Zankl/GDTUnderwater World category, highly commended: Crabs in Love by Franco Banfi (taken on Negros island, Philippines)Photograph: Franco Banfi/GDTMan and Nature category, winner: Klaus Echle with GraffitiPhotograph: Klaus Echle/GDTMan and Nature category, highly commended: The Escape by Agorastos PapatsanisPhotograph: Agorastos Papatsanis/GDTMan and Nature category, highly commended: Marine Harvest by Angel M Fitor (dead sardines caught in a net as bycatch)Photograph: Angel M. Fitor/GDTNature's Studio category, winner: Lava Patterns by Werner Van SteerPhotograph: werner van steen/GDTNature's Studio category, highly commended: Light Design by Luca Fantoni and Danilo PortaPhotograph: Luca Fantoni and Danilo Porta/GDTNature's Studio category, highly commended: If You Seek Peace, Prepare For War by David BarrioPhotograph: David Barrio/GDT
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