Celebrating Close-Up Photography

The Atlantic (the no. 1 "must-read" magazine in the United States, in my opinion, just by the way) has published a selected portfolio from the second Close-Up Photographer of the Year Contest. "The contest 'celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,' among seven separate categories. More than 6,500 entries were received from 52 countries this year."

Be sure to look at the portfolio in full screen. You can link back to all the winners from the link. If you've ever tried serious macro photography you'll know how difficult some of these were to do. Especially gob-smacking subject: "The most invisible animal I've ever seen." See if you can spot it on your first pass through....

Mike
(Thanks to Jim Hayes)

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Rob de Loe: "For fans of close-up photography, I want to offer a shout-out to Robert O'Toole and his terrific website. So often we limit ourselves to the lens options that manufacturers say we should use. In reality, there's a cornucopia of amazing lenses out there for close-up photography in surprising places. Robert is busily trying them all and providing a wealth of information."

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[Dave Stewart]

Staff in the local camera shop to me in the Scottish Highlands, said that during lockdown macro lenses were much in demand, and hard to obtain whilst everyone was stuck indoors and, if lucky enough, their gardens. I noted that Thom Hogan said something similar occurted for your side of the pond.

Might be more competition entries next year... or lightly used macro lenses available on the second-hand market.

[Rob de Loe]

For fans of close-up photography, I want to offer a shout-out to Robert O'Toole and his terrific website, https://www.closeuphotography.com/

So often we limit ourselves to the lens options that manufacturers say we should use. In reality, there's a cornucopia of amazing lenses out there for close-up photography in surprising places. Robert is busily trying them all and providing a wealth of information.

[Bill Tyler]

For a look at some truly excellent macro photography and writing combined, take at look at Piotr Naskrecki's website at http://thesmallermajority.com Naskrecki is a PhD. entomologist, a superb photographer, and a fine writer. For lovers of the natural world, his blog at that website is a feast. And his books are equally excellent.