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Picture of salamanders consumed by carnivorous plant wins 2022 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) is one of those contests I always look forward to. To start off the new year with lots of inspiring images, the competition has shared its winners and runner-ups, and they’re absolutely stunning.

Canadian photographer Samantha Stephens is the overall winner of this year’s contest, and her striking image shows something you don’t see every day: a pair of salamanders being consumed by a carnivorous pitcher plant. As always, there are plenty more of great photos among the category winners, so let’s dive in and check them out.

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Close Up Photographer of the Year shares gorgeous photos of “two of a kind”

Close Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) shared its last year’s winners in late 2021. And while we wait for the 2022 winners – there’s the “Two of a Kind” challenge to bring us more fantastic photos. It’s a themed contest that runs outside the annual CUPOTY competition, and this time it’s all about tandems.

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Winners of the Close up Photographer of the Year 2021 announced

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A collage image of dead insects found inside a light fixture has won the title of Close up Photographer of the Year 2021. The image was taken by Norwegian photographer and dentist, Pål Hermansen after finding the insects inside a defective lamp on the side of his house.

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Close-up Photographer of the Year winners will make you rediscover the world around you

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Seeing the world around us from up close gives us a whole new perspective of even the most everyday things. If you enjoy rediscovering your surroundings through photography, you’re gonna love this year’s winners of the Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) contest. It celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography, and it lets us see the world anew.

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