Run by the Society of German Nature Photographers (Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen), the prestigious annual contest celebrates the best wildlife photography from members in Germany. Here: Landscapes, second place: Florian Smit, “Rainforest” (Danum valley, Borneo). (Photo by Florian Smit/2019 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year)

A worker loads palm fruit at a palm oil plantation in North Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia March 10, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Photo by Sahrul Manda Tikupadang/Reuters/Antara Foto)

A young man looks over his shoulder as men watching a soccer match in a nearby bar ask why he isn't watching the game, while walking with his date during the men's gold medal soccer match between Brazil and Germany during Rio 2016 on Saturday, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Yushan Ou of China competes on the balance beam at the Women's Team Final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, November 1, 2022. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)

Olivier Giroud of AC Milan scores the second goal during the Serie A TIM match between AC Milan and AS Roma – Serie A TIM at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on January 14, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)

Russia's Andrey Rublev tries to remove a cricket from the court during the men's singles match against USA's Sebastian Korda on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2024. (Photo by David Gray/AFP Photo)

José María Larocca of Argentina riding Finn Lente soars over a water jump in the Rolex Grand Prix in Falsterbo, Sweden on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Petter Arvidson/Bildbyran/Rex Features/Shutterstock)