??Runner-up in the Mammals category: "Fox in Fog Forest." (Klaus Echle/news.xinhuanet.com)

The Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT) has announced the finalists and winners in the GDT Nature Photographers of the Year 2013 members contest, chosen from a selection of 3,577 entries.

??The Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT) has announced the finalists and winners in the GDT Nature Photographers of the Year 2013 members contest, chosen from a selection of over 3,500 entries. Hermann Hirsch won the best picture in the overall category and at age 18, became the youngest winner in the history of the contest with his photo "Evening Idyll." (Hermann Hirsch/news.xinhuanet.com)