Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

© Laurent Hesemans / CUPOTY

Good Boy. 1st Place, Invertebrate Portrait. A close view of a moth in Tinamaste, Costa Rica. Hesemans: “A favourite quarry of many macro photographers, it is always a lovely opportunity to spend time with members of the Bombycid family. Incredibly photogenic, the large eyes and antenna positions of these moths, especially the males, always lend their portraits a somewhat melancholy feeling. They are a lesson in beautiful subtlety and a reminder to always give...