Awards

Mayfly

• First Place at Nature inFocus Awards 2023 Creative Nature Photography
• Second Place at Milvus Photo Contest 2023 Wild Animals
• Highly Commended at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2023 Tiny
• First Prize at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2022 Other Animals
• Second Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Black And White

Guarding Father

• Gold Award at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2023 Tiny
• Highly Commended at Stories of Survival Photo Contest 2022 Herpetofauna and Fish
• Finalist at Golden Turtle Photo Contest 2022
• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photograpy Contest 2021 Other Animals

Flycatcher

• Honorable Mention at European Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 Other Animals
• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur 2023 Other Animals
• Finalist at CUPOTY 2022 Animals
• Honorable Mention at NatureArt Photo Contest 2022 Invertebrates
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Insects and Arachnids

Caiman Mask

• Highly Commended at FotoNoja 2023 Nature as Art
• Highly Commended at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2022 Abstract
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Art in Nature

Premier Seat

• Fourth Place at DigitalPhoto Contest 2023 Wildlife
• Commended at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2022 Space
• Finalist at Golden Turtle Photo Contest 2022
• Honorable Mention at Glanzlichter Photo Contest 2021 Diversity of all other animals
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Other Animals

Seven Moons of Sahara

• First Prize at Nature inFocus Awards 2022 Creative Nature Photography

Hidden

• Gold Award at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2022 Eyes

King of the Current

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Other Animals

Lost in Stars

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 Other Animals
• Jury Selection at Nature inFocus Photo Contest 2022 Animal Portraits

Vitruvian Frog

• Highly Commended at Stories of Survival Photo Contest 2022 Herpetofauna and Fish
• Finalist at Festival Camargue Photo Contest 2021 Wild Nature
• Finalist at Transnature Photo Contest 2020 Open
• Second Place at NatureArt Photo Contest 2020 Underwater
• Second Place at BioPhoto Contest 2020 Other animals – Rivers, Lakes and Lagoons
• All Over Winner and First Prize at Fotoforum Award 2020 Underwater
• Honorable Mention at Siena Creative Photo Awards 2020 Nature and Landscape
• First Place at Nature Namur Photo Competition 2019
• Third Place at Cadiz Photo Contest 2019 Underwater
• Honorable Mention at MontPhoto Contest 2019 Underwater
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Other Animals

Dragonfly

• First Prize at Austrian Nature Photographer 2022 (VTNÖ) Category: Nature as Art
• Best Overall Image at Austrian Nature Photographer 2022 (VTNÖ)

Dotted

• Gold Award at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2022 Abstracts
• Honorable Mention at NatureArt Contest 2022 Portrait
• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2022 Other Animals
• Finalist at Fotonoja Contest 2022 Fauna General
• FIAP Goldmedal at Narava Photocontest 2021 Open
• Honorable Mention at Magical Nature Photocontest 2021 Other Animals
• Third Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Nature as Art

Battle of Giants

• First Prize at Milvus Photo Contest 2022 Wildlife
• First Prize at Fotoforum Award 2022 Underwater
• First Prize at Nature Art Photo Contest 2022 Underwater
• RunnerUp at Stories of Survival Photo Contest 2022 Herpetofauna and Fish
• Honorable Mention at GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Other Animals
• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2022 Other Animals
• Finalist at Transnature Photo Contest 2022 Open
• Second Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Other Animals

Fungi Flames

• Finalist at Milvus Photo Contest 2022
• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2021 Fungi and Plants
• Honorable Mention at MontPhoto Contest 2021 Fungi and Plants
• Third Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Plants

Width

• Highly Commended at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2022 Space
• Honorable Mention at Glanzlichter Photo Contest 2022 Diversity of all other animals
• First Place at BioPhoto Contest 2020 Other Animals – Deserts, Rocks and Screes
• Commended at Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020 Natural World

Infinity

• Finalist at Golden Turtle Photo Contest 2022 Nature as Art
• Second Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Nature as Art

Caiman Teeth

• First Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Other Animals

Duck Galaxy

• Third Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Nature as Art

In the Center

Second Place at the Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Other Animals

Chamaeleon

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Black and White

Jungle Inhabitant

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Insects and Arachnids

Alien

• Highlight at Wunderwelten Photo Contest 2022 Small Wonders – Macrophotography

Peek A Boo

• Highlight at the Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Minimalism

Liverworth

• Palmares at Montier Photo Contest 2022 Plants and Fungi

Eye in Eye

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Black and White

Hellbird

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 Birds

Highway Hamster

• Finalist at Golden Turtle Photo Contest 2021 Animal Portraits
• Special Mention at Nature inFocus Photo Contest 2021 Animal Portraits
• Third Place at Nature Art Photo Contest 2020 Mammals
• Highly Commended at Milvus Photo Contest 2020 Wildlife
• Commended at Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020 Natural World and Wildlife
• First Prize at ‘Animal Diversity of Parks and Gardens’ Museum König 2019
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Mammals

Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021

Overall Winner

Kingfisher

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Birds

Translucent

• Highly Commended at WildArt Photographer of the Year 2021 Monochrome
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Black and White
• Honorable Mention at Monovisions Awards 2019 Nature and Wildlife
• Honorable Mention at Monochrome Photography Awards 2019 Nature

Flicking Snake

• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2021 Other Animals

Ibex

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Silhouettes

Leaf Spider

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Insects and Arachnids

In Sight

• Second Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Black and White

Cleaning Day

• Second Place at BioPhoto Contest 2020 Other Animals – Deserts, Rocks and Screes
• Finalist at Milvus Photo Contest 2020 Wildlife
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Other Animals
• Commended at Amateur Photographer of the Year 2019 Small World

Snake in the grass

• Fifth Place at Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020 Natural World
• Fifth Place at DigitalPhoto Contest 2020 Wildlife
• Finalist at Concorso Nature InPhoto 2019 Wildlife
• Finalist at Golden Turtle Photo Contest 2019
• Second Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Other Animals

Staring

• Honorable Mention at GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Mammals
• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 Mammals

Life in the Desert

• Finalist at Camargue Festival Photo Contest 2020 Portfolio
• First Prize at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2019 Mini Series

Frog’n’Flares

• Nominee at Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2019/2020 Wildlife/Animals

Caiman Series

• Honorable Mention at Nature Namur Photo Contest 2020 Mini Series

Huch

• Third Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Mammals

Moving

• First Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Nature as Art

Golden Snake

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Other Animals

Solifugae

• Highlight at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 Nature as Art

Thinking

• Honorable Mention at Monochrome Photography Awards 2019 Wildlife

Terciopelo

• Third Place at Austrian Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 Silhouettes