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Guardian’s photo gallery spotlights the 2026 Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards, celebrating macro and micro imagery from around the world. The overall winner is Fractal Forest, showing the inside of a cauliflower soft coral in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, by Ross Gudgeon, with standout entries across categories such as Intimate Landscape, Ethereal Frogfish, Cribraria Cluster, and Invertebrate Portrait.
Australian photographer Ross Gudgeon won the grand prize at the Close-Up Photographer of the Year with an extreme close-up of a cauliflower-soft coral in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, captured using an underwater probe lens; the 7th edition drew over 12,000 entries from 63 countries across multiple macro and micro categories, highlighting tiny wonders from mayflies and stingless bees to moths and frogs in vivid, intimate detail.
The Close Up Photographer Of The Year competition has announced its shortlist, featuring stunning macro and micro photographs of nature. With 11,681 entries judged across 11 categories, the competition highlights the hidden wonders of the natural world, from curious manatees and bowerbirds to intricate fungi and vibrant landscapes. The winners will be announced in January 2025, with a top prize of €3,000. The competition, founded in 2018, aims to showcase the beauty and intricacy of close-up photography.