In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026
Animals, insects, flora and fauna – the world photographed in close-up in the annual competition dedicated to micro and macro photography. Cupoty 7 was won by underwater photographer Ross Gudgeon, triumphing over 12,000 entries from 63 countries
Overall winner of the competition was Fractal Forest, which captured the inside of a cauliflower soft coral in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Photograph: Ross Gudgeon
