Stunning pics from the German Nature Photography of the Year competition

THIS stunning photo of an ant on a flower has been voted one of the best of the year by a society of nature photographers. Check out the pics that made the final cut.

2ND PLACE: Emotions... 'Help!' Picture: GNPY 2015/Katharina Becker/GDT

A PHOTO of a threatened species of flower has been awarded the best of the year by the Society of German Nature Photographers.

Check out the other stunning pics that made the final cut.

WINNER | Mammals:

"King of Kalahari" by Jan van der Greef, Lion with typical darke mane in the Kalahari claims his territory.

2ND PLACE | Mammals

'Great Emotions' by Florian Smit, Musk ox, Dovrefjell, Norway.

WINNER | Other animals

A ghost in the Okavango delta' by Alejandro Prieto, Little frog in a flower, Okavango delta, Botswana, southern Africa.

2ND PLACE | Other animals

'Ant in gentian' by Andreas Volz, A family hike at Blauberge, a mountain range of the Alpine foothills of Bavaria near the border with Tyrol.

WINNER | Landscapes

'Light in the dark' by Kerstin Langenberger, Faint nothern lights over Vestrahorn, Iceland.

2ND PLACE | Landscapes and Prize of the Jury

'Silent roar' by Anette Mossbacher, Epupa falls in Namibia, nothern border with Angola, Africa.

2ND PLACE | Plants and funghi

Goblets' by Florian Smit, Moss spores, Lower Saxony, Germany.

HONORABLE MENTION | Plants and funghi

A wishful dream' by Andreas Held,Sea pinks, Fair Isle, Shetlands, GB.

WINNER | Birds:

'Mystical' by Jan Piecha, "Tawny owl in Munich in a playful version."

2ND PLACE | Birds:

Swan in mire' by Sigi Zang, Mute swan in valley mire of the Wilderness Foundation Brandenburg.

WINNER | Nature’s studio

''Resting place' by Jessica Winter, Bar-tailed godwit and knots, Holland.

2ND PLACE | Nature’s studio

Forest in blue' by Simone Baumeister, Double exposure, this is how happiness grows on trees.

OVERALL WINNER:

Marsh gladiolus' by Klaus Tamm, Marsh gladiolus,Tuscany near Greve, Italy.