10 moving images from the International Nature Photography Festival

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Nature is beautiful—and brutal. The natural world’s up and downs are documented in stirring detail at the International Nature Photography Festival. Now in its 32nd year, the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) hosts the event in Lünen, Germany, for three days on October 23-25.

“This year’s festival once again features a diverse programme of international lectures and hands-on seminars,” the organization shares. “While the lectures take audiences on photographic journeys across the globe—from Antarctica to the depths of the oceans, from Bavaria’s peatlands to the mountains of Norway—they also explore current issues in conservation and biodiversity.”

a human with a mask on holds a young chimp — “Seeing beyond the image – a journey from photography to conservation.”
*Credit: Gerard Carbonell / GDT International Nature Photography Festival 2026*

The event includes lectures and seminars on photography and conservation. Tickets are on sale now through GDT’s website. The festival also includes free events for the public, including international photography exhibitions and the opening of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. If you can’t make it to Germany, enjoy some of the festival’s stunning imagery below.