CUPOTY
Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY), celebrates close-up, macro and micro photography in all its forms.
Our annual contest, Close-up Photographer of the Year 7, closed in July.
The 11 category shortlist will be revealed in October.
The Top 100 and winners will be announced in January.
CUPOTY 8 will open in May 2026.
Our themed contest, the CUPOTY CHALLENGE, will run throughout November.
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Supported by
The CUPOTY 6 eBook
“Amazing book! What a treasure of images!”
–Håkan Kvarnström on the CUPOTY 5 eBook
The CUPOTY 6 eBook brings together all the winning, Top 100 and shortlisted pictures of the sixth edition of Close-up Photographer of the Year.
373 pages
123 full-page photographs + captions + shooting information
218 tips from the awarded photographers on technique, vision and fieldcraft
All the shortlisted photographs from the 11 categories
The winners from the CUPOTY CHALLENGE: Water
