Favorite 3 Photographs: GDT Nature Photographer of the Year Award Announced

Ever since 2002, the Society of German Nature Photographers or Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen (GDT) has held an annual contest in which it awards the author of the photograph it deems to be the best of those submitted the Nature Photographer of the Year honor. According to the rules of the conest, contestants must be full members or sponsored members of the GDT. This year the award was give to Herman Hirsch for his image of an alert fox in tall grass titled "Abendidylle," which is pictured below. In addition to the contest's overall winner, I have included two other GDT award-winning photographs which I found to be particularly moving. Enjoy.

GDT studio category winner: 'Bubbling' by Sigi Zang GDT prize of the jury category winner: 'Returning from the hunt' by Michael Lohmann

To see all the winners from this year's contest, go to the GDT gallery by clicking here.

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Five Favorite Springtime Photos

With Spring finally upon us, I have picked out my five favorite images from the season so far. Some of these images are indicative of the transformation of the seasons, showcasing the first signs of this year's gradual shift from Winter to Spring. Enjoy!

A buttercup (Eranthis hyemalis) blossoms through the spring snow in the "Gardens of the World" in Berlin, on March 27, 2013. (Soeren Stache/AFP/Getty Images)A woman gestures during a sun salutation, on the beach in Nice, southeastern France, on March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) A woman and child pose for another photographer, under the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin that are starting to bloom, Friday, April 5, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The blossoms are blooming a little later than expected due to the unseasonably cool weather. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Stella Ferruzola, 3, poses with a Blue Morpho butterfly on her nose at the Sensational Butterflies Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, on March 25, 2013. (Reuters/Luke MacGregor)A swan swims in the early spring sun at the inner city harbor in Berlin, on March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Five Favorite Nature Photographs of 2012

As we celebrate the beginning of a new year, we look back at some of the most magnificent and arresting nature images captured in 2012. After much deliberation I was able to narrow it down to my five favorite photographs, which I have shared below. Enjoy.  

Fall colors and the sunlit web of a labyrinthine orb weaver spider created an interesting mosaic in Fredericksburg, Va. (Dave Ellis/The Free Lance-Star via Associated Press) Surface melt water rushed along the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet through a supra-glacial stream channel, southwest of Ilulissat. Polar ice sheets are now melting three times faster than in the 1990s, and that's added less than half an inch to already rising global sea levels, a new giant scientific study says. The acceleration of the melting, especially in Greenland, has ice scientists worried. (Ian Joughin/Associated Press)Seagulls were silhouetted against the sun on a mild afternoon in Boston. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)A Japanese snow monkey relaxed in a hot spring in the Jigokudani valley in northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)Morning dew hung in a spider's web in Seeburg, Germany. (Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images)

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Five Flavors of Fall

Fall is very much upon us, and what better way to celebrate it than to look at some of the fantastic pictures taken around the world over the past two months. I have chosen my five favorites from an assortment of sources that include Associated Press, Getty Images, Reuters. To see more great images, go to The Big Picture photo article, Autumn 2012: Celebration of the season or the In Focus photo article, Fall Is in the Air. Enjoy.

Grapes of Chasselat, in a container during the first days of the grape harvest in the Lavaux region in Chexbres, on October 2, 2012. Chasselat for white wine and Pinot Noir for the red are the most popular grape varieties produced in the UNESCO Heritage listed Lavaux vineyard which is made of 10,000 terraces, which were started in the 12th century by monks. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)A sail boat on Lake Leman during a warm autumn day in Chexbres, Oct. 5, 2012. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters)A Red Deer stag roars in the early morning light in Richmond Park, Oct. 10, 2012 in London, England. Autumn sees the start of the 'rutting' season where the large Red Deer stags can be heard roaring and barking in an attempt to attract females known as bucks. The larger males can also be seen clashing antlers with rival males. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Stars shine above the cabin used by shepherd Pierre Deval in Arvieux, France, on September 14, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)Visitors tour the illuminated decorations set up at popular Victoria Park to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept. 27, 2012. (Kin Cheung/Associated Press)

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Do You Remember?

With September having drawn to a close, we look back at some of the captivating images taken of daily life from around the world, shared by Boston.com. I have included my three favorite photographs from their list of 40 below. To view the rest, go to The Big Picture article, Daily Life: September 2012.

A Syrian woman walks past a destroyed building while reaching a food distribution center in Aleppo on Sept.13. (Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)

A riot police officer with his mask stained with paint thrown by students watches a march by teachers and students protesting a wide range of issues regarding the government's educational policies in Bogota, Colombia, on Sept 5. (William Fernando Martinez/Associated Press)

A Nepalese devotee takes a holy dip with the help of a friend in the Bagmati River during Rishi Panchami, a purifying and atonement day for women, in Katmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 20. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press)

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