
In 2025, 20-year-old German photographer Luca Lorenz became the youngest winner of the prestigious GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 title. Now he has gone on to win the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026, further cementing his reputation as an emerging talent in wildlife photography.
Luca's winning image, White on white, captures a mountain hare in the Swiss Alps using long exposure and intentional camera movement (ICM). Through these techniques, he created a painterly effect that reflects the animal's near invisibility in its snowy environment – and the image conveys a serious message.