AWARDS

Sand patterns on horizontal and vertical part of a beach, sunlight coloring the vertical part golden. Also footprints on the vertical side of the gulley.

BIRD TRACKS ON SLOPE TIDAL CHANNEL, NETHERLANDS

LOWLAND PHOTO CONTEST 2023
Winner category abstract, composition and forms.

See LANDSCHAPVZW.

Male and female great crested grebes dancing

GREAT CRESTED GREBES, NETHERLANDS

BIO PHOTO CONTEST 2021
Highly commended

FOTONOJA 2021
Highly commended

An Aldabra giant tortoise close-up

ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE, ALDABRA ATOLL, SEYCHELLES

EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2021
Highly commended

See GDTFOTO.DE.

Serengeti leopard gaze

LEOPARD, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2017
Nominee in the People’s Choice Award

The Natural History Museum selected 24 (23 after one disqualification) of the best images from the shortlist of the 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The public voted for their favourite.

See NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.

See also news stories in THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, USA TODAY and INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES.

Fine art print Awake

LEOPARD, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

ONE EYELAND AWARDS 2014
Silver in category Nature, sub-category Wildlife

BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2011
First place in category Wildlife

Crab plover

CRAB PLOVER, ALDABRA ATOLL, SEYCHELLES

ASFERICO PHOTO CONTEST 2012
Highly commended

NATIONAL WILDLIFE PHOTO CONTEST 2012
Honorable mention

OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 2011
Highly commended

Aspen eyes, one of them with tears.

ASPEN EYES, NETHERLANDS

BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2012
Honorable mention in category Abstract

Fien art print cracked Pahoehoe lava on Galapagos.

PAHOEHOE LAVA FIELD, GALÁPAGOS

BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2012
Nominee in category Nature

Sally lightfoot crabs holding on to the rock they sit on while a wave goes over them

SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRABS, GALÁPAGOS

OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 2011
Overall winner

Chosen as the overall winner of this international competition by a jury led by Steve McCurry, photographer of the world famous Afghan girl.

See RAI.IT, La Natura vince l’Oscar.

EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2011
Highly commended

Horned ghost crab at sunset

HORNED GHOST CRAB, D’ARROS ISLAND, SEYCHELLES

MEMORIAL MARIA LUISA 2011
Highly commended

Sea snails at low tide, on a piece of wood, tree.

SNAILS ON TREE IN TIDAL ZONE, SEYCHELLES

ASFERICO PHOTO CONTEST 2010
Highly commended

Leopard in black and white.

LEOPARD, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

IPA – INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2009
Honorable mention

Close-up portrait of Keel-billed Toucan

KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN, COSTA RICA

EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2006
Highly commended

Bridge and tower

ERASMUS BRIDGE AND EUROMAST, NETHERLANDS

IPA – INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2006
Honorable mention in category Architecture



Four flowers of purple coneflowers

PURPLE CONEFLOWER, NETHERLANDS

NATURE’S BEST BACKYARDS 2005
Highly commended

Three harvestman spiders on a wall

HARVEST MAN SPIDERS, NETHERLANDS

GLANZLICHTER 2005
Highly commended

Feathers of green woodpecker

GREEN WOODPECKER FEATHER DETAIL, NETHERLANDS

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 1994
Highly commended