The international jury met in the Czech Photo Center gallery to select the nominated and winning films of the sixth year of the competition. For the second year in a row, the Czech Photo Junior competition for schoolchildren and students is being held in parallel with the competition for photographers of wildlife. 250 participants signed up for Czech Nature Photo and sent almost 2,300 photos. Students and schoolchildren applied even more - a total of 272 young authors sent almost 1,500 images.
Photographer of the year: Vít Lukáš
Tadpoles
Mammals (in the wild)
1st place: Petr Dolejšek
A Wolf in a Snowdrift
2nd place: Michal Stoklasa
Morning Cleaning
3rd place: Vladimír Čech ml.
Sumatran Serow
Birds (in the wild)
1st place: Jan Molinský
In the nest
2nd place: Jiří Fejkl
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
3rd place: Petr Dolejšek
A Great Crested Grebe at Daybreak
Reptiles, amphibians, and underwater life (in the wild)
1st place: Petr Bambousek
Gladiator
2nd place: Tomáš Klacek
Salamander Larva
3rd place: Pavlíček Jan
Night Hunter
Invertebrates (insects, crustaceans, mollusks, and others – in the wild)
1st place: Vít Lukáš
Disappearing Pollinators
2nd place: Petr Bambousek
Caterpillars
3rd place: Petr Šípek
The Midgets and the Giant
Plants and fungi (in the wild)
1st place: Lukáš Veselý
A Tower of Jewels
2nd place: Michal Lučanský
A Mosaic of Colors – Nymphaea Alba – The White Water-Lily
3rd place: Paulína Gieciová
Mysterious Morning
Landscape
1st place: Daniel Franc
A Fiery Dragon
2nd place: Daniel Franc
První sníh
3rd place: Jiří Benda
Stokksnes
Animals in human care
1st place: Vlasta Štochlová
Bath
2nd place: Ondřej Chvátal
Corsac Fox (Vulpes Corsac)
3rd place: Petr Bambousek
In Safety
Prize for the best photograph of Czech nature
1st place: Vít Lukáš
Tadpoles
2nd place: Jaromír Daněk
Red Kite
3rd place: Martin Pelánek
A Winter Hunt
Animals in their environment
1st place: Václav Šilha
Flamingos in a Flooded Forest in Nakuru National Park – Kenya
2nd place: Jakub Hodáň
An Afternoon Break
3rd place: Petr Bambousek
Toucans by Their Nest
Series
1st place: Vladimír Čech ml.
“The Wild One” from Doupov
2nd place: Martin Veselý
Feet
3rd place: Jaroslav Hora
Namib
Series
Czech Photo special award for an extraordinary project
Tomáš Grim
A Nighttime “Bird Detective”
Nature in Prague - special category announced by the City of Prague
1st place: Lukáš Veselý
An Encounter on Prague’s Kamýk Hill
2nd place: Peter Čech
Dance of the Birds
3rd place: Tomáš Krist
A Wild Rush in the Hvězda Preserve
Magazine Lidé a země readers' award
Tadpoles
Junior / younger students
1st place: Jonáš Nečas (10 years)
from the Experiences with Leaves series
2nd place: Jakub Jelínek (9 years)
from the Last Refreshment Before a First Flight series
3rd place: Naomi Čech (7 years)
from the Mysteries of the Ebbtide series
Junior / younger students
Special prize - the youngest participant
Anežka Veselá (5 years)
from the Rescue Station series
Junior / older students
1st place: Daniel Strnad (15 years)
A Fight for Food
2nd place: Matyáš Mutina (14 years)
On the Rails
3rd place: Adam Kőszegi (15 years)
As If Painted There
Junior / high school students
1st place: Lukáš Králíček (17 years)
Lion Emotions
2nd place: Michal Zelinka (19 years)
A Fight for Life and Death
3rd place: Max Rajsigl (17 years)
Birches and Solidago (Goldenrods)