The winners and finalists of the 2023 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) Awards have just been revealed! More than 12,000 entries from 67 countries were submitted, and the judges have picked the best ones in eleven categories: Animals, Insects, Butterflies and Dragonflies, Invertebrate Portrait, Underwater, Plants, Fungi and Slime Moulds, Intimate Landscape, Human Made, Micro (for images created using a microscope) and Young Close-up Photographer of the Year (for entrants aged 17 or under).
The competition highlights the skill of photographers who take captivating close-up pictures, showing the beauty and intricacy of the world around us. Check out the incredible hidden wonders of nature below! And don't forget to take a look at the full gallery of winners and finalists on the CUPOTY website.
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