This image won the "Plants and Mushrooms" category of the Green Camera 2024, one of the Low Countries' (Netherlands and Belgium) most prestigious nature photography competitions. The image also made it into the top ten of the international Close-Up Photographer Of The Year 2025, and into the top seven of China Wildlife Image and Video Competition 2024, a competition with more than 37,000 entries.
The photo shows two specimens of the clouded agaric mushroom.
Green Camera jury report: Mushrooms are generally small and not very conspicuous forest dwellers, and not very iconic next to large trees and shrubs. Through a special perspective, the photographer has given mushrooms an almost tree-like robustness so that these small inconspicuous fungi suddenly claim the leading role. The surprising perspective makes you imagine yourself among the fallen leaves, and the mushroom is suddenly a safe haven from the dangers of the big forest.
Maarten is a passionate hobby photographer with an eye for the world of the small. On his weekly blog www.natuurvertelsels he brings a new short story with facts and pictures about nature right in front of your nose every Sunday. He has already won numerous photo competitions with his images.. Read more…
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