CUPOTY 5
The fifth Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) is now open for entries!
Do you photograph things that most people overlook or will never get the chance to see? Do you notice the way paint peels on a wall or mud cracks on the edge of a river? Do you spend an uncomfortable amount of time laying on the ground trying to photograph a beetle or a wild orchid from the best angle? Do you spend days searching for some unusual wildlife behaviour or hours waiting for the perfect light to capture nature’s beauty. Or perhaps you spend afternoons endlessly adjusting tiny details to get the perfect shot in the studio, or spend all night staring down a microscope.
If you do any of these things, and you’d like to show the astonishing things that you have photographed to the people that matter, this is the contest for you.
Close-up Photographer of the Year, in association with Affinity Photo 2, is an annual competition revealing the wonder of the world through close-up, macro and micro photography.
Enter now for your chance to win the £2,500 cash grand prize and CUPOTY trophy.
There are 10 categories to choose from and a Young category for under 18s.
It’s not all about the winning though. Our celebrated shortlist galleries bring together hundreds of photographers to gauge the current state-of-play in close-up photography. The unique vision, creative approach and individual experience of each photographer collected in the gallery will help viewers see the world anew.
The Top 100 images selected by the expert jury will appear in the winner’s gallery as a permanent exhibition on this website. These images will be seen by millions of people around the world through newspapers, magazines, websites and social media.
Our hope is that these pictures will help to inspire a wider appreciation of nature’s wealth, encourage a deeper connection to these sometimes overlooked animals, plants and landscapes and kindle a desire to protect them.
The Early Bird deadline is May 31st, 2023. Enter by then and save 10%. The final deadline for entries is July 9th, 2023. It only takes 2 minutes to enter and you have until July 16th to send in your pictures.
We can’t wait to share your wonder!