Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (21 photos)

Judging for the sixth year of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition recently ended, and the winning images have been announced. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among 11 separate categories. More than 11,000 entries were received from photographers in 61 countries this year. The contest organizers were once more kind enough to share some of the winners and finalists with us here.

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Clash of the Titans. First Place, Insects and Overall Winner. Two stag beetles battle for dominance in the Voronezh region of Russia. (© Copyright Svetlana Ivanenko / cupoty.com)