The competition aims to illustrate the high quality and specific style of European wildlife photography through excellent pictures from Europe and all over the world. It also seeks to promote awareness of nature conservation through the means of photography.

There are ten categories:

• Birds
• Mammals
• Other Animals
• Plants & Fungi
• Landscape
• The Underwater World
• Man and Nature
• Nature‘s Studio
• Young Photographers (14-17 years)
• Fritz Pölking Prize and Fritz Pölking Junior Prize (26 years and under)

The entry fee is 35 EUR. Youth category (14-17) entry is free.

Eligibility

Open to photographers from all Europe.

Prize

There will be cash and material prizes in the amount of 32,000 EUR altogether. Overall winner: 3,000 EUR, invitation to the award ceremony (travel expenses, costs for the buffet and accommodation).