THE TOP 100
The winning images of CUPOTY 01
Welcome to The Top 100 winners gallery.
Here we celebrate the very best 100 close-up photography, macro photography and photomicrography pictures entered into Close-up Photographer of the Year 2019, as chosen by our judges.
Congratulations to all the awarded photographers! Click on each image for the story behind the picture.
Animals
Close-up Photographer of the Year
Overall winner & Animals winner
Emanuele Biggi | Namib’s Gaze
2nd place | Animals
Henrik Spranz | Flower Meadow
3rd place | Animals
Jo Angell | Inquisitive Jumping Spider
Finalists | Animals
Plants & Fungi
Winner
Henri Koskinen | Seeds on Stage
2nd place
Perdita Petzl | Ladies Gathering
3rd place
Mandy Disher | Stitchwort
Finalists
Intimate
Landscape
Winner
Hal Gage | Starburst Mud
2nd place
Radomir Jakubowski | Meteor
3rd place
Don Komarechka | Fractal Symmetry
Finalists
Micro
Winner
Marek Miś | Sugar and Salt Mixture Crystals
2nd place
Leonardo Capradossi | Knotted Blonde Hair
3rd place
Håkan Kvarnström | Hypnotic Nature
Finalists
Manmade
Winner
Kym Cox | No.9 916 Series
2nd place
Richard Mills | Moonlit Shore
3rd place
Ian Gilmour | Bristles
Finalists
Young
Young Close-up Photographer of the Year
Josiah Launstein | Raindrops
2nd place
Jake Kneale | In the Mist
3rd place
Janus Olajuan Boediman | Green on Yellow