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Winner of the Invertebrate Portrait category: Jumping Stick by Tibor Molnar. Part grasshopper, part stick insect, this jumping stick (Stiphra) provides a comical portrait. Photo: Tibor Molnar / cupoty.com
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Overall winner of Close-up Photographer of the Year and winner of the Animals category: The Bird Of The Forest by Csaba Daroczi. A Eurasian nuthatch flies among the trees in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Butterflies & Dragonflies category: The Wedding Guest by Csaba Daroczi. An oak peacock moth rests on a window as a wedding party takes place in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Micro category: Beach Grass by Gerhard Vlcek. A microscopic cross-section of beach grass. Photo: Gerhard Vlcek / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Insects category: Wood Ants Firing Acid Secretion by Rene Krekels. Wood ants defend their community by spraying acid in the Netherlands. Photo: Rene Krekels / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Underwater category: Dreamtime by Simon Theuma. A shrimp floats above a mosaic seastar in Bass Point Reserve, Shellharbour, Australia. Photo: Simon Theuma / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Intimate Landscape category: Undertow by Csaba Daroczi. Water violet submerged beneath moving water in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Human Made category: Asymmetrical Threads by Elizabeth Kazda. An in-camera multiple exposure of coloured threads. Photo: Elizabeth Kazda / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Young Close-up Photographer of the Year category: Small Wonders by Carlos Perez Naval. A Moorish gecko climbs on a wall covered with mineral deposits, in Spain. Photo: Carlos Perez Naval / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Plants category: Reflexion by Ria Bloemendaal. A magnolia tree reflected in the water of Trompenburg Botanical Garden in the Netherlands. Photo: Ria Bloemendaal / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Fungi & Slime Moulds category: The Ice Crown by Barry Webb. A tiny slime mould proudly wears a crown of ice in Hodgemoor Wood, Buckinghamshire, England. Photo: Barry Webb / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Invertebrate Portrait category: Jumping Stick by Tibor Molnar. Part grasshopper, part stick insect, this jumping stick (Stiphra) provides a comical portrait. Photo: Tibor Molnar / cupoty.com
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Overall winner of Close-up Photographer of the Year and winner of the Animals category: The Bird Of The Forest by Csaba Daroczi. A Eurasian nuthatch flies among the trees in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Butterflies & Dragonflies category: The Wedding Guest by Csaba Daroczi. An oak peacock moth rests on a window as a wedding party takes place in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Micro category: Beach Grass by Gerhard Vlcek. A microscopic cross-section of beach grass. Photo: Gerhard Vlcek / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Insects category: Wood Ants Firing Acid Secretion by Rene Krekels. Wood ants defend their community by spraying acid in the Netherlands. Photo: Rene Krekels / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Underwater category: Dreamtime by Simon Theuma. A shrimp floats above a mosaic seastar in Bass Point Reserve, Shellharbour, Australia. Photo: Simon Theuma / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Intimate Landscape category: Undertow by Csaba Daroczi. Water violet submerged beneath moving water in Hungary. Photo: Csaba Daroczi / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Human Made category: Asymmetrical Threads by Elizabeth Kazda. An in-camera multiple exposure of coloured threads. Photo: Elizabeth Kazda / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Young Close-up Photographer of the Year category: Small Wonders by Carlos Perez Naval. A Moorish gecko climbs on a wall covered with mineral deposits, in Spain. Photo: Carlos Perez Naval / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Plants category: Reflexion by Ria Bloemendaal. A magnolia tree reflected in the water of Trompenburg Botanical Garden in the Netherlands. Photo: Ria Bloemendaal / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Fungi & Slime Moulds category: The Ice Crown by Barry Webb. A tiny slime mould proudly wears a crown of ice in Hodgemoor Wood, Buckinghamshire, England. Photo: Barry Webb / cupoty.com
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Winner of the Invertebrate Portrait category: Jumping Stick by Tibor Molnar. Part grasshopper, part stick insect, this jumping stick (Stiphra) provides a comical portrait. Photo: Tibor Molnar / cupoty.com
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