Glanzlichter 2026 · Category Winner

A November evening at Großer Arber

Category winner at the Glanzlichter Nature Photography Competition 2026 — "The World of Mammals".
The story behind the image.

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Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx · ♂

20mm · f/8 · 1/200s, November

NPOTY 2025 · Highly Commended

The Underside Of Wonder

Highly Commended at Nature Photographer of the Year 2025.
The story behind the image.

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Nature Photo

Highly Commended
NPOTY 2025

Project · Lynx in Bavaria

Velvet paw

A few lynx are roaming through our forests again.
A fragile return.

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Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx
22 mm · f/8 · 1/60s Bavarian Forest

Journey · Tanzania 2024

Tanzania

Self-drive safari through Africa.
Encounters that get under your skin.

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Aepyceros melampus

Impala with Oxpecker
500 mm · f/4 · 1/1000s · Serengeti

Journey · Norway

Quaint!

Musk oxen in Dovrefjell — primeval creatures that defy wind and cold.

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Ovibos moschatus

Musk Ox · ♂
740 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500s · Dovrefjell, September

Award-Winning & Committed

Glanzlichter 2026

Category Winner · World of Mammals

Nature Photographer of the Year

2025 · Highly Commended

Luchs Bayern e.V.

Conservation · Cooperation

Museum Mensch & Natur

Exhibition "Wild Munich"

Long-Term Projects

Stories that take years

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Conservation · since 2015

In Lynx Country

Ten years of camera traps in the Bavarian Forest

What began in 2015 as a personal photography project following the outcry over illegal lynx killings is now part of conservation work with Luchs Bayern e.V. — from shy solitary animals in the snowy forest to mother lynx with their young.

Since 2015 · in cooperation with Luchs Bayern e.V.

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Tiger Safari in India: Why Kanha Convinced Me

No phone ringing. No jeep traffic jams. No Instagram Reels. In India’s tiger reserves, rules are in place to protect the forest –
not to entertain tourists. An experience report from Kanha National Park on sustainable nature tourism, strict safari rules, and why Africa could learn from it.

Shadows in the Forest

In Bavaria, at least 14 lynx disappeared under unexplained circumstances. Wildlife crime is not a distant problem—it happens in our forests. About poisoned baits, failing law enforcement, and the power of a single image.

What Drives Me

Wildlife photography is not about the perfect shot – it's about telling a story worth protecting.

Julius Kramer · Wildlife Photographer & Conservationist

Workshops & Photo Tours

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Photo Tour

Limited Availability

Leopards Between Granite & Gold

Bera · Rajasthan · India

Rare opportunity to photograph leopards in a wild rocky landscape — far from the crowds.

Nov 6-15, 202710 days · max. 8

USD 4,900 (≈ 4 €)
per person

Photo Tour

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The Jungle Book

Satpura · Madhya Pradesh · India

Walking, boat, and night safaris in one of the quietest tiger reserves on the subcontinent.

Feb 21 – Mar 2, 202710 days · max. 8

USD 5,900 (≈ 5 €)
per person

A DSLR camera trap on a rock for photographing wild lynxes.

Workshop

Spaces Available

Wildlife with Camera Traps

Near Munich

Practical day: housing construction, flash technique, light barriers, and site selection — from initial setup to capture.

on request1 day · max. 6

€290per person

Fine Art Prints

A Piece of Wilderness for Your Wall

Fine art prints on Hahnemühle paper, limited edition and archival quality.

Every purchase supports conservation work in the Bavarian Forest.

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