The title of the 2023 Close-up Photographer of the Year has been claimed by Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi. His winning entry captures a mesmerizing moment of a Eurasian nuthatch in mid-flight above a hollowed-out tree stump.
In recognition of his grand prize achievement, Daróczi will receive a £2,500 cash prize (approximately $3,100), along with a universal license for Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps. Additionally, he will be awarded a NiSi macro focusing rail (NM-200S), a NiSi macro close-up lens, and a trophy, courtesy of the competition’s sponsor, Affinity Photo.
The competition garnered an impressive turnout with nearly 12,000 submissions from photographers hailing from almost 70 countries. Spanning 11 diverse categories, including a special category for photographers aged 17 and under, the top three images from each category are showcased below, with Daróczi’s exceptional photograph claiming the coveted first place in the Animals category.
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#1. Close-up Photographer of the Year: The Bird of the Forest by Csaba Daróczi
#2. Animals – 2nd Place: Dune Wrestling by Victor Tyakht
#3. Animals – 3rd Place: Natural Architecture by David Joseph
#4. Butterflies & Dragonflies – Winner: The Wedding Guest by Csaba Daróczi
#5. Butterflies & Dragonflies – 2nd Place: Letting Go by Steve Russell
#6. Butterflies & Dragonflies – 3rd Place: Sunrise Beauty by Wim Vooijs
#7. Fungi & Slime Moulds – Winner: The Ice Crown by Barry Webb
#8. Fungi & Slime Moulds – 2nd Place: Autumn Emergence by Jay Birmingham
#9. Fungi & Slime Moulds – 3rd Place: Fungi and Fairy Dust by Sophia Spurgin
#10. Human Made – Winner: Asymmetrical Threads by Elizabeth Kazda
#11. Human Made – 2nd Place: Colour Study 51 by Paul Gravett
#12. Human Made – 3rd Place: Ferro Field by Jack Margerison
#13. Insects – Winner: Wood Ants Firing Acid Secretion by René Krekels
#14. Insects – 2nd Place: Mosquito Egg Raft by Barry Webb
#15. Insects – 3rd Place: Circular Trenching Behavior by a Leaf Beetle by Liang Fu
#16. Intimate Landscape – Winner: Undertow by Csaba Daróczi
#17. Intimate Landscape – 2nd Place: Ice Fossiel by Piet Haaksma
#18. Intimate Landscape – 3rd Place: The Sorcerors Apprentice by Jack Krohn
#19. Invertebrate Portrait – Winner: Jumping Stick by Tibor Molnar
#20. Invertebrate Portrait – 2nd Place: Orange Isopod by Manfred Auer
#21. Invertebrate Portrait – 3rd Place: Dancing Sands, Violin Crab by Lior Berman
#22. Micro – Winner: Beach Grass by Gerhard Vlcek
#23. Micro – 2nd Place: Amoeba by Håkan Kvarnström
#24. Micro – 3rd Place: Twisted Dandelion by Harald Cederlund
#25. Plants – Winner: Reflexion by Ria Bloemendaal
#26. Plants – 2nd Place: Tears in my Eyes by Wim Vooijs
#27. Plants – 3rd Place: Golden Agave by Beth DeBor
#28. Underwater – Winner: Dreamtime by Simon Theuma
#29. Underwater – 2nd Place: Heart of the Sea by Liang Fu
#30. Underwater – 3rd Place: Pinkaboo by Chris Gug
#31. Young Photographer Of The Year – Winner: Small Wanders by Carlos Pérez Naval
#32. Young Photographer Of The Year – 2nd Place: Comatricha Nigra by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
#33. Young Photographer Of The Year – 3rd Place: Dicyrtomina Ornata by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
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