European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 results

European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 resultsFind out more

Overall winner: 'Night moves' by Alex Mustard (bar jacks hunting over a coral reef).

About the competition

For 13 years the GDT (Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen) has invited amateur and professional photographers from all over Europe to participate in this competition.  

GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 was awarded to British photographer Alex Mustard with his image 'Night moves'. The photograph is of bar jacks hunting over a coral reef.

Alex says, “I wanted to depict the fast-paced flow of the action, but struggled to capture the energy of the predation in a photograph. Ultimately, I decided to experiment with long exposure settings, using an underwater video light to illuminate the trails of the fish as they dived down to the reef to feed.”

Find out more about the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition. 

See the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 winners' gallery. 

See the GDT European Photographer of the Year 2012 winners' gallery.