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Incredible and intimate wildlife photos revealed in close-up photograph awards

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The shortlist for Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) 2025 has been introduced – and there are some actually beautiful pictures, together with good butterflies, posing frogs, stalking spiders and cuddling sloths.

The high 100 photos from CUPOTY 2025 will likely be revealed in January 2026.

Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist

‘Hungry Springtails’ by Pavel Krásenský | CUPOTY

‘In Mothers Arms’ by Dvir Barkay | CUPOTY

‘Ethereal Frogfish’ by Daniel Sly | CUPOTY

‘Ash Cicada Exuvia’ by Tony North | CUPOTY

‘Guided by the Whistles’ by Guillaume Correa-Pimpao | CUPOTY

‘Pumpkin Spice’ by Justin Chan | CUPOTY

‘Bearded Ghost’ by Imre Potyó | CUPOTY

‘Splash’ by Douglas Gimesy | CUPOTY

‘Mite Feeding on Slime Mould’ by Barry Webb | CUPOTY

‘It’s a Trap!’ by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas | CUPOTY

‘Light Trap’ by Imre Potyó | CUPOTY

‘Bee in Flight’ by Uwe Zimmermann | CUPOTY

‘Leafcutter Bee’ by Andrei Chetronie | CUPOTY

‘Weevil’s End’ by Rafael Steinlesberger | CUPOTY

‘3 Springtails’ by Paweł Ty | CUPOTY

‘Frog within the Wall’ by Willi Roman | CUPOTY

‘In the Forest of Mordor’ by Vincze Balint | CUPOTY

‘Predator’ by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas | CUPOTY

‘Eyes Bigger Than Stomach’ by Fabi Fregonesi | CUPOTY

‘Orangutan Crab the Miniature Underwater Primate’ by Maryline Renault | CUPOTY

‘Orchid Bee Colombia’ by Clay Bolt | CUPOTY

‘Whiskers’ by Luca Lorenz | CUPOTY

‘Price of Living’ by Laurent Hesemans | CUPOTY

‘Precarious Perch’ by Rafael Steinlesberger | CUPOTY

‘The Dark Side’ by Lorenzo Shoubridge | CUPOTY

‘Flight’ by Pal Hermansen | CUPOTY

‘The Decisive Moment’ by Turgay Uzer | CUPOTY

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Top picture: ‘Orchid Bee Colombia’ by Clay Bolt | CUPOTY

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