Some wild growing orchids are very special like this Gymnadenia conopsea and this one even
differed a lot from the other specimen around it because of her shape. At this spot it was
possible to include the direct light of the rising sun so even the title of the photo came
up in my mind immediately.
Henrik Spranz - software developer in his day job - has been shooting images since 2006. His initial interests lay in travel photography, although these days you'll find him focusing more on the small world and wildlife photography.
Nick Smith for Outdoor Photography magazine:
"There's something magical about Henrik Spranz's photography. Although deeply rooted in the hyper-real world of natural history and landscape, his work bears none of the hallmarks of scientific illustration or even animal portraiture. His world is a dream-like state of whimsical and wispy perfection, pastel colours and
Awards PSA Gold Medal NARAVA 2021 category NATURE (link)
1st place fotoforum-Award 2/2021 category animals/insects (link)
honorable mention in the Nature / Wildlife category at the Tokyo Foto Awards 2020 (link)
honorable mention in the Fine Art / Landscape category at the Tokyo Foto Awards 2020 (link)
3rd place in the PLANTS & FUNGI category at the CUPOTY awards (link)
2nd place in the yearly photo competition (2020) of Digitalphoto Magazin
bronze award in the macro category at the ND Awards 2020 (link)
honorable mention in the macro category at the ND Awards 2020 (link)
honor award in the category 'Mammals' at Montphoto 2020 (link)
silver award in the category 'Nature / Wildlife' in TIFA competition 2019 (link)
2nd place in the category 'Wildlife in the Garden' in IGPOTY competition 2019 (link)
3rd place in the category 'Nature: Macro' at the ND Awards 2019 (link)
3rd place in the category 'Nature: Flowers' at the ND Awards 2019 (link)
1st place fotoforum-Award 3/2019 category landscapes/seasons (link)
2nd place fotoforum-Award 2/2019 category animals/other animals (link)
3rd place in the category 'Wildlife in the Garden' in IGPOTY competition 2018 (link)
'highly commended' and in the category 'Wildlife in the Garden' in IGPOTY competition 2018 (link)
winner Photographer of the Year 2018 National Geographic Germany (link)
Trierenberg Super Circuit 2018: gold medal in special theme 'Red' (link to results)
winner fotoforum-Award 2/2018 category animals/other animals (link)
winner Amateur Photographer of the Year 2017 (APOY) (link to Photocrowd) (link to AP)
gold award ND Awards 2017 category nature: macro (link)
honorable mention in Siena International Photo Award 2017/Animals in their Environment (link)
two second places and one winning image in APOY 2017 (Amateur photographer of the year) (link)
Trierenberg Super Circuit 2017: gold medal in category 'Nature' (link to results)
Sony World Photography Awards 2017 Open Competition Commended (Wildlife) (link)
