30 Photos That Made It To The Winning List Of Close-Up Photographer Of The Year 2024
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The Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) competition celebrates the intricate beauty of the world through macro and micro photography. In its sixth edition, the 2024 contest attracted nearly 12,000 entries from 67 countries, showcasing the remarkable talent of photographers who capture the often-overlooked details of our surroundings.
Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi was awarded the title of Close-up Photographer of the Year for his mesmerizing shot of a Eurasian nuthatch in flight, taken from within a hollowed-out tree stump.
Here are 30 standout images from the competition that captivated the judges and audiences alike.
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#1 Clash Of The Titans By Ivanenko Svetlana
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#2 Potbellied Seahorse By Daniel Sly
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#3 Delias Butterfly Scales 20x By Adalbert Mojrzisch
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#4 Holding On By Ofek Liepaz
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#5 Let There Bee Love By Joris Vegter
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#6 Wallaby Baby By Pedro Jarque
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#7 Universe Of Eggs By Imre Potyó
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#8 Curious Baby Manatee By Remuna Beca
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#9 Sandy Mushroom By Jamie Spensley
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#10 Rest Time By Kyungshin Kim
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#11 Lamproderma On A Holly Spike By Barry Webb
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#12 Proud Parent By Jackie Schletter
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#13 Blue Ribbon By Pietro Cremone
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#14 Watering Hole Quartet By Jose Madrigal
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#15 Amongst The Autumn Foliage By Jay Birmingham
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#16 Spider Huntsman Camoflage By David Möhnle
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#17 Our Hero By Bence Mate
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#18 The Nautilus By Luis Arpa
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#19 Emerald Gem By Louis Guillot
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#20 Damselfly Blue On Blue By Benjamin Salb
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#21 Demoiselles At Dawn By Jay Birmingham
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#22 Mycena On Pine Coneby Jay Birmingham
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#23 Eresus Walckenaeri By Aris Kolokontes
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#24 Tiny Host By Aloys Pichard
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#25 My Own Galaxy By Avilash Ghosh
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#26 Cardinalfish By Laszlo Foldi
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#27 Tightrope Walker By Sophie Mijnhout
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#28 Stemonitis-And-Snail By Petter Lilleengen
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#29 Hooded Nudies By Brian Skjerven
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#30 Botyodes Moth By Raghuram Annadana
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