Close-up Photographer of the Year 2023: In pictures
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This colourful picture was the competition's overall winner. It shows two salamanders inside a Northern Pitcher Plant in Canada's Algonquin provincial park. These carnivorous plants usually snap up small bugs like moths and flies!
The Young Photographer of the year prize went to 17-year-old Nathan from the UK who captured this mesmerising image of slime mould growing on a log which he spotted when taking a walk through his local woodland.
This glistening photo was the winner of the Butterfly and Dragonflies category. It's an interesting angle of a male Banded Demoiselle damselfly covered in dew, drying off in the early morning sun, that's why it looks like it's sparkling!
This winning entry in the Insects category is actually three shots of different exposures combined together. It shows a swarm of termites in India that are drawn to a bright street light!
The winner of the Invertebrate Portrait was this photograph of a Triangular Spider found in Australia. They hunt their prey by curling themselves up like this onto a leaf to mimic bird poo and pounce when their prey gets close!
Slime mould featured in another winning pic - this time in the Fungi category. The slime had frozen these teeny tiny fungi (only 3mm tall) into this wind swept like position!
These cool-looking swirls are actually the reflection of a building in water! The picture was taken in London's Canary Wharf, famous for its tall and busy office buildings, in the east of the city.
This 'shocking' picture was the winner in the Manmade category. It shows two drops oil as they merge together!