The Close-up Photographer of the Year 2024 competition, in partnership with Affinity Photo, unveiled its Top 100 winners, selected from over 11,000 entries across 61 countries by a panel of 25 experts. The winning images offer a mesmerizing glimpse into the intricate details of our world, showcasing subjects ranging from the delicate patterns of butterfly wings to the complex structures of fungi.
Each photograph underwent rigorous verification, with original or RAW files meticulously examined to ensure authenticity. This collection not only highlights the photographers’ technical prowess but also their profound ability to capture the beauty and complexity of the microscopic realm.
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#1. Overall winner & Insects winner: "Clash of the Titans" by Svetlana Ivanenko
#2. Animals Winner: "God in the Shadows" by Santiago J. Monroy García
#3. Butterflies & Dragonflies Winner: "Damselfly by the Waterfall" by Yong Miao
#4. Arachnids Winner: "Queen of Hearts" by Pierluigi Rizzo
#5. Invertebrate Portrait Winner: "Bark is Worse than its Bite" by Aran Gibbs
#6. Underwater Winner: "Everything’s A-OK" by Gabriel Jensen
#7. Intimate Landscape Winner: "A Network of Life and Death" by Jean-Philippe Delobelle
#8. Fungi & Slime Moulds Winner: "Ear-Pick Fungus" by Barry Webb
#9. Plants Winner: "Mosses" by Piet Haaksma
#10. Studio Art Winner: "Artificial Landscape" by Rob Blanken
#11. Young (Under 18s) Winner: "Spring" by Andrés Luis Dominguez Blanco
