Spectacular Shortlisted Photos From the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

Eresus Walckenaeri. Shortlisted in the Invertebrate Portrait category. By Aris Kolokontes

The 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has shortlisted 20 stunning images from 11,681 entries, spanning 11 categories like Animals, Insects, and Underwater scenes, with a special category for photographers under 18. The overall winner will receive $3,240 and a trophy, while category winners and the top young photographer will be awarded additional prizes, including a Sigma macro lens.

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Wallaby baby. Shortlisted in the Animals category. By Pedro Jarque

Beach master. Shortlisted in the Animals category. By Jonas Beyer

Beach master. Shortlisted in the Animals category. By Jonas Beyer

Sandy Mushroom. Shortlisted in the Fungi and Slime Moulds category. By Jamie Spensley

Demoiselles At Dawn. Shortlisted in the Butterflies and Dragonflies category. By Jay Birmingham

Storm of Spores. Shortlisted in the Fungi and Slime Moulds category. By Josè Luis Gigirey

Harpooned. Shortlisted in the Insects category. By Justin Chan

Banded Alder Borer Sunset. Shortlisted in the Invertebrate Portrait category. By Thomas Barbin

Deadly Amplexus. Shortlisted in the Animals category. By Aloys Pichard

Potbellied Seahorse. Shortlisted in the Underwater category. By Daniel Sly

Bathroom Guest. Shortlisted in the Arachnids category. By Gustav Parenmark

Clash of the Titans. Shortlisted in the Insects category. By Ivanenko Svetlana

Sunset pulsatille. Shortlisted. By Thomas Vanderheyden

Rest Time. Shortlisted. By Kyungshin Kim

Delias butterfly scales. Shortlisted. By Adalbert Mojrzisch

Mycena On Pine Cone. Shortlisted. By Jay Birmingham

Everythings-a-ok. Shortlisted in the Underwater category. By Gabriel Jensen

Crazy in Love. Shortlisted in the Arachnids category. By Artur Tomaszek

Carnivore. Shortlisted in the Plants category. By Anna Valimaki