Henrik Spranz

Henrik Spranz

Credit: Perdita Petzl

About Henrik Spranz

Henrik Spranz 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 cheeky woodland creatures. In fact, it's fair to say that the Spranz portfolio has more in common with Grimm's Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen or even the early animated children's movies by Walt Disney, than just about anything else".


recent awards:Category win Glanzlichter 2023 category "The Beauty of Plants"(link)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 Magazinbronze 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)silver award in the category 'Nature/Trees' in TIFA competition 2018 (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) 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)1st place International Photographer of the Year 2016 in Nature: Macro (Amateur) (link)2nd place in the category 'Wildlife in the Garden' in IGPOTY competition 2016 (link)winner Outdoor Photographer of the year 2015, category 'Small World' (link)silver award ND Awards 2015 category nature: macro (link)honorable mentions/finalist/made it in the book in many more (Oasis, ND Awards 2016, Px3, Trierenberg Super Circuit, fotoforum, etc.)publications/interviews in:Amateur Photographer Magazine (UK)PhotoPlus Magazine (UK)Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK)Digital Camera (UK)Pictures Magazin (German magazine)a video Canon Europe has made about me and my photography (english) (german)Colorfoto CanonFoto(German magazine)Fotocommunity Plus View (Stern) Chip Fotowelt Photographie (German magazine - online)Oberösterreichische Nachrichten Verkaufskalender Alpha Edition digitalPhoto


Professional roles: Photographer

Location: Austria

IGPOTY Awards

1st place

Macro Art - Competition 18

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Finalist

Macro Art - Competition 17

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Highly Commended

Trees, Woods & Forests - Competition 17

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Commended

Trees, Woods & Forests - Competition 17

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Highly Commended

The Beauty of Plants - Competition 17

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2nd place

Wildlife in the Garden - Competition 13

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Finalist

Macro Art - Competition 13

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Highly Commended

Macro Art - Competition 13

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3rd place

Wildlife in the Garden - Competition 12

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Highly Commended

The Beauty of Plants - Competition 12

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Commended

Wildlife in the Garden - Competition 11

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Commended

Wildlife in the Garden - Competition 11

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2nd place

Wildlife in the Garden - Competition 10

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