“I will keep looking at this book over and over again, there is so much to inspire.” –Scott Portelli

Revealing the hidden wonder of the world.

The definitive collection of award-winning macro, micro and close-up photography from the ​6​th edition of Close-up Photographer of the Year.

See the world anew across 11 stunning categories. From two stag beetles locked in battle in an oak forest to a spiky ear-pick fungus sprouting from a pine cone. From a 50-image focus-stack of a bark spider in the Malaysian jungle to crystallised amino acids transformed into a fantastical landscape.​

This digital edition is ready to download and read immediately on your computer, tablet or phone.

What's inside:

123 Full-page award-winning photographs
The Top 100 winners gallery selected by our expert judges from over 11,000 entries across 61 countries. Each full-page photograph includes a detailed caption, technical shooting settings and photographer insights.

218 Tips from the awarded photographers
Learn directly from the photographers behind these incredible images. Discover their techniques, camera settings, lighting secrets, and creative approaches to macro and close-up photography.

373 Pages of inspiration
Organised by category, this comprehensive collection takes you on a journey through the often unseen worlds that exist all around us. It also includes all the shortlisted photographs from the 11 categories and the winners from the Water themed challenge.

Details:

• 27.63 x 21.14 cm

• 85 MB

• 373 pages

• 123 full-page images

• 568 shortlisted images

• Digital Edition

“Amazing book! What a treasure of images!”
–Håkan Kvarnström