The 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has unveiled an impressive shortlist, showcasing 20 remarkable photos from a pool of 11,681 entries. These selected images span 11 diverse categories, including Animals, Insects, Butterflies and Dragonflies, Arachnids, Invertebrate Portraits, Underwater scenes, Intimate Landscapes, Plants, Fungi, Studio Art, and a dedicated category for young photographers under 18.
Each image captures extraordinary details, revealing the beauty and complexity of the world up close. The overall winner will be awarded $3,240 (£2,500) and a trophy, while category winners will receive $324 (£250). Additionally, the Young Close-Up Photographer of the Year will be honored with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro Art lens and a trophy.
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#1

Eresus Walckenaeri. Shortlisted in the Invertebrate Portrait category. | Aris Kolokontes / CUPOTY
#2

Wallaby baby. Shortlisted in the Animals category. Pedro Jarque / CUPOTY
#3

Beach master. Shortlisted in the Animals category. | Jonas Beyer / CUPOTY
#4

Beach master. Shortlisted in the Animals category. | Jonas Beyer / CUPOTY
#5

Sandy Mushroom. Shortlisted in the Fungi and Slime Moulds category. | Jamie Spensley / CUPOTY
#6

Demoiselles At Dawn. Shortlisted in the Butterflies and Dragonflies category. | Jay Birmingham / CUPOTY
#7

Storm of Spores. Shortlisted in the Fungi and Slime Moulds category. | Josè Luis Gigirey / CUPOTY
#8

Harpooned. Shortlisted in the Insects category. | Justin Chan / CUPOTY
#9

Banded Alder Borer Sunset. Shortlisted in the Invertebrate Portrait category. | Thomas Barbin / CUPOTY
#10

Deadly Amplexus. Shortlisted in the Animals category. | Aloys Pichard / CUPOTY
#11

Potbellied Seahorse. Shortlisted in the Underwater category. | Daniel Sly / CUPOTY
#12

Bathroom Guest. Shortlisted in the Arachnids category. | Gustav Parenmark / CUPOTY
#13

Clash of the Titans. Shortlisted in the Insects category. | Ivanenko Svetlana / CUPOTY
#14

Sunset pulsatille. Shortlisted | Thomas Vanderheyden / CUPOTY
#15

Rest Time. Shortlisted | Kyungshin Kim / CUPOTY
#16

Delias butterfly scales. Shortlisted | Adalbert Mojrzisch / CUPOTY
#17

Mycena On Pine Cone. Shortlisted | Jay Birmingham / CUPOTY
#18

Everythings-a-ok. Shortlisted in the Underwater category. | Gabriel Jensen / CUPOTY
#19

Crazy in Love. Shortlisted in the Arachnids category. | Artur Tomaszek / CUPOTY
#20

Carnivore. Shortlisted in the Plants category. | Anna Valimaki / CUPOTY
			








