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


 inside of a cauliflower soft coral
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