Close-Up Photographer Of The Year: 20 Stunning Winning Images

For its second year and with more than 6,500 photos from 52 countries in competition, the Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) organization, devoted to close-up, macro- and micro-photos, has announced its remarkable winning images.

The annual photography competition gave the first prize of £2,500 and the CUPOTY trophy to a nighttime shot of an eel larva spotted off the island of Lembeh, Indonesia, by Galice Hoarau, a French photographer and professor of marine molecular ecology.

Cheshire Gecko, Cat Gecko, Finalist Animals Category: This creature gets its name from the way it ... [+] PHOTO: BERNHARD SCHUBERT/ CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
For its second year and with more than 6,500 photos from 52 countries in competition, the Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) organization, devoted to close-up, macro- and micro-photos, has announced its remarkable winning images.

The annual photography competition gave the first prize of £2,500 and the CUPOTY trophy to a nighttime shot of an eel larva spotted off the island of Lembeh, Indonesia, by Galice Hoarau, a French photographer and professor of marine molecular ecology.