Close-up Photographer of the Year 2022: Die besten Makro-Fotografien des Jahres - [GEO]

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Animals-Finalist-Rob-Blanken-Love-is-in-the-Air-CUPOTY Name: Rob Blanken Picture title: Love is in the Air Category: Animals (Finalist) Nationality: Dutch Occupation: Rob: ‘In the northern part of the Netherlands, in early spring, Common toads (Bufo bufo) gather to mate. I know a small lake where numerous toads come together. This lake has an almost white sandy bottom so you can observe the toads and their egg strings clearly. Most of the time the mating is a quite chaotic process but at this moment I was able to make an image of the egg strings and only two toads. There was some wind, just enough to create an interesting effect.’ Technical information: Nikon Z9 + Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 (42 mm) 1/160, f/10, ISO640 Accessories: Flash, polarising filter Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom Website: www.robblankenphotography.com Instagram: rob_blanken Facebook: Rob Blanken Flickr: Rob Blanken

Finalist in der Kategorie "Tiere": Rob Blanken

Im Frühjahr kommen in den Gewässern der nördlichen Niederlande Kröten zusammen, um sich fortzupflanzen. Ein chaotisches Bild, sagt der Fotograf Rob Blanken: überall Laich, überall Kröten. Nur kurz ergeben sich Momente wie auf diesem Foto, an dem sich die Laichbänder und eine Kröte klar gegen den weißen Sand am Grund eines Sees abzeichnen

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Animals-1st-Samantha Stephens-Natures-Pitfall-CUPOTY Name: Samantha Stephens Picture title: Nature’s Pitfall Category: Animals (Winner) – Overall Winner Nationality: Canadian Occupation: Photographer Samantha: ‘Northern Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are carnivorous, allowing them to survive in nutrient-poor bog environments. Here there is no rich soil, but rather a floating mat of Sphagnum moss. Instead of drawing nutrients up through their roots, this plant relies on trapping prey in its specialised bell-shaped leaves, called pitchers. Typically, these plants feast on invertebrates – such as moths and flies – but recently, researchers at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station discovered a surprising new item on the plant’s menu: juvenile Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). This population of Northern Pitcher Plants in Algonquin Provincial Park is the first to be found regularly consuming a vertebrate prey. For a plant that’s used to capturing tiny invertebrate, a juvenile Spotted Salamander is a hefty feast! On the day I made this image, I was following researchers on their daily surveys of the plants. Pitchers typically contain just one salamander prey at a time, although occasionally they catch multiple salamanders simultaneously. When I saw a pitcher that had two salamanders, both at the same stage of decay floating at the surface of the pitcher’s fluid, I knew it was a special and fleeting moment. The next day, both salamanders had sunk to the bottom of the pitcher.’ Technical information: Canon EOS 5D Mk III Laowa 15mm f/4 macro 1/100, ISO1250 Accessories: Headlamp Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom Website: www.stephenssamantha.com Instagram: samanthastephens_ Twitter: samsteph_

Insects-3rd-Minghui-Yuan-Little-naughty-draw-circle-CUPOTY Name: Minghui Yuan Picture title: Little Naughty Draw Circle Category: Insects (3rd Place) Nationality: Chinese Occupation: Nature photographer, artist, professor Minghui Yuan: ‘The beetle Aplosonyx nigriceps has developed a clever tactic to be able to eat the Alocasia macrorrhiza leaves and avoid the toxic alkalis that the plant secretes. It nibbles a 3cm circle on the leaves to cut off the toxin transmission before feasting inside the circle free of poison. This example was photographed in Nonggang National Reserve, Guangxi Province, China.’ Technical information: Nikon Z7Ⅱ Nikkor Z 105mm/f2.8 macro 1/60, f/14, ISO640 Accessories: None, handheld Post processing: Basic adjustments in Photoshop 500px: yuanminghui

Fungi-1st-Barry-Webb-Ice-Encrusted-Comatricha-CUPOTY Name: Barry Webb Picture title: Ice Encrusted Comatricha Category: Fungi (Winner) Nationality: British Occupation: Gardener / Photographer Barry: ‘In January last year, following two days of freezing fog and sub-zero temperatures, I found some mature Comatricha, growing on an old fence post lying on a pile of discarded, rotting timber. I was attracted to the way the ice had encased the slime mould, creating strange, windswept, leaf-like shapes. The tallest one was only 3mm high, including the ice. The final image is the result of 55 focus-bracketed images combined in Zerene Stacker.’ Technical information: Olympus OM-D-E-M1 Mk II Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro 1/15, f/4, ISO200 Accessories: Gitzo tripod, cable release, 3 extension tubes. Post processing: Lightroom, Zerene Stacker and Topaz Denoise AI. Minor stacking artefacts were tidied up in Photoshop. Website: www.barrywebbimages.co.uk Instagram: barrywebbimages

Butterflies-2nd-Uday-Hegde-Atlas-Moth-CUPOTY Name: Uday Hegde Picture title: Atlas Moth Category: Butterflies & Dragonflies (2nd Place) Nationality: Indian Occupation: Software Architect Uday: ‘This beautiful Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) was found during my daily walk in our areca nut plantation in Sirsi, India. As our plantation is surrounded by evergreen forest a lot of frogs, snakes, insects and butterflies take shelter there. These huge moths often have a wingspan that extends beyond nine inches. I wanted to show the moth in its habitat, so I decided to shoot this picture with a wide-angle macro lens. I set-up the camera, tripod, flash and trigger away from the moth so that it would not get disturbed. Once I felt happy with the set-up I placed my camera near the moth, composed the frame and took 5-6 shots.’ Technical information: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro 1/160, f/11, ISO200 Accessories: Used Godox trigger to fire the off camera Godox flash. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Photoshop, small crop Instagram: hegdeuday Facebook: 2udayhegde

Insects-Finalist-Artur Tomaszek-Roosting-Together-CUPOTY Name: Artur Tomaszek Picture title: Roosting Together Category: Insects (Finalist) Nationality: Polish Occupation: Artur: ‘Blue-banded bees (Zonamegilla sp.) are unique insects, well known for their roosting behaviour. After dusk, they rest individually or in a cluster on the end of dried weeds by grasping the stem with their mandibles. This particular sleeping aggregation was quite special since all blue-banded bees I’ve seen so far kept a small distance between each other – these guys rested tucked together tightly. The photo was taken in May 2021 in Hong Kong.’ Technical information: Canon EOS 90D Laowa100mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x 1/200, f/11, ISO200 Accessories: Flash diffuser Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom Instagram: talibzuo Facebook: Inglourious Reptiles Flickr: Inglourious Reptiles

Animals-Finalist-Lung-Tsai-Wang-Microspur-CUPOTY Name: Lung-Tsai Wang Picture title: Microspur Category: Animals (Finalist) Nationality: Taiwanese Occupation: Photographer Lung-Tsai Wang: ‘October to December is the season for the Taiwan Province Green Cat Spider to give birth to their tiny offspring. In the mountains of central Taiwan Province, I found a nest at the top of some Setaria viridis grass. In the oblique evening backlight it looks like honeycomb, but as you look more carefully it turns out to be a nest of small spiders, with a female spider guarding it.’ Technical information: Nikon D4 Nikon 105.0mm f/2.8 1/50, f/3, ISO1600 Accessories: Tripod Post processing: Basic adjustments Website: lungtsaiwang.18gray.com

Insects-Finalist-Raj-Bharathi-A-Rare-Moment-in-Nature-CUPOTY Name: Raj Bharathi Picture title: A Rare Moment in Nature Category: Insects (Finalist) Nationality: Indian Occupation: Entrepreneur Raj: ‘Saturday nights are macro meet-up nights for our group of friends. But on March 19th, I wanted to shoot Blue Banded Bees at Pasir Ris Mangrove Park, Singapore. I didn’t know if I made the right choice by going to a different spot alone. When I got there, I searched for the bees and couldn’t find any. While I was feeling disappointed, I suddenly noticed a lacewing. When I got close, I was in for a huge surprise as it was laying eggs. I controlled my excitement, held my breath and immediately started shooting it, getting four decent shots. I was elated. I felt I had made the right choice that night and Nature gifted me this special moment and a shot I treasure so much. This clever insect has developed a brilliant way to protect its offspring. It releases a silky line attached to a stem and pulls the silk into a stalk that solidifies immediately. The egg is then attached to the end of the stalk, suspending it in the air out of reach of passing insects. It spaces the eggs apart in such a way that the lacewing larva when it hatches from the egg, will not be able to eat the other unhatched eggs.’ Technical information: Olympus EM1 Mark II Olympus Zuiko 60mm f2.8 1/250, f/18, ISO200 Accessories: Handheld, flash diffuser. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom Mobile and Topaz Denoise. Instagram: _aliens.of.earth_ Facebook: bharathi Twitter: aliens_explorer

Underwater-1st-Viktor Lyagushkin-Little-Predator-CUPOTY Name: Viktor Lyagushkin Picture title: Little Predator Category: Underwater (Winner) Nationality: Georgian Occupation: Photographer Viktor: ‘This is a Lucernaria quadricornis (Stauromedusae), a stalked jellyfish, photographed beneath the ice of the White Sea in Russia – the only freezing sea in Europe. The green colour of the water is a sign of spring as algae grows. The “leg” of the jellyfish helps it to attach to a stone or seaweed. Its tentacles project up or down, waiting for prey. If its hunt is successful, it catches the prey and collapses its tentacles into a fist. If the hunting site is no good, Lucernaria walks away on its “leg” or sometimes its “hands”.’ Technical information: Nikon D850 Nikkor 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye 1/80, f/13, ISO3200 Accessories: Subal underwater camera housing, Ikelite DS160 flash. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Photoshop. Website: phototeam.pro Instagram: viktor_lyagushkin Facebook: vitya.lyagushkin 500px: samebody

Butterflies-1st-Wim-Vooijs-Veiled-CUPOTY Name: Wim Vooijs Picture title: Veiled Category: Butterflies & Dragonflies (Winner) Nationality: Dutch Occupation: Process Consultant Wim: ‘I found this dew-covered male Banded Demoiselle on a reed stem among the streams near my hometown, Ede in the Netherlands. Banded Demoiselles are easy to approach as they rest and dry in the early morning. I tried to find an angle that would produce bokeh bubbles in the warm light, creating the atmosphere that I desired in the picture. I like to emphasise the beauty of these insects by showing their strength and vulnerability. I’m not after a record shot, more an emotional portrait – maybe this is due to my background as a portrait photographer.’ Technical information: Sony A7III Laowa 100mm f2.8 2x Ultra-Macro 1/500, f/2.8, ISO500 Accessories: None, handheld Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom, small crop Website: www.wimvooijs.nl Instagram: wimvooijs

Intimate-Landscape-1st-Mike-Curry-Frequency-CUPOTY Name: Mike Curry Picture title: Frequency Category: Intimate Landscape (Winner) Nationality: British Occupation: Photographer Mike: ‘This is a reflection of a building at Canary Wharf in London taken in November. The water was moving in a very fluid way and I was there to try out my new Sony DSC-RX100M6 – I was particularly keen to test the camera’s fast burst and slow motion video modes. I was struggling to get it to focus on the water’s surface, but after about two hours of failed attempts it suddenly worked, and the results were amazing!’ Technical information: Sony RX100M6 Fixed 24-200mm 1/250, f/4.5, ISO125 Accessories: None, handheld. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Capture One and dust removal in Photoshop. Website: www.mikecurryphotography.com Instagram: mikecurryphotography Facebook: mikecurryphotographer Twitter: mikecurryphotos VERO: mikecurryphotography

Invert-Portrait-Finalist-Benjamin_Salb-Polyphemus-Moth-CUPOTY Name: Benjamin Salb Picture title: Portrait of a Polyphemus Moth Category: Invertebrate Portrait (Finalist) Nationality: American Occupation: IT Security Manager Benjamin: ‘This image is a 12 shot handheld stack of a male Polyphemus moth. I photographed it in the fall of 2021 after it emerged from a cocoon I was in possession of over the summer. Several hours after emerging, it was moved into a large mesh tent where I was able to safely attempt some photographs. After some time passed, I placed a piece of broken bark in front of him and he slowly worked his way on to it and posed in the manner seen in the image. He was released the same evening in the hopes of finding a mate.’ Technical information: Nikon Z7 Venus Laowa 100mm f/2.8 X2 Macro 1/200, f/11, ISO200 Accessories: Godox V860II flash and Cygnustech diffuser. Post processing: 12 pictures stacked in Helicon Focus, basic adjustments in Lightroom, Topaz DeNoise. Website: www.benssmallworld.com Instagram: bens_small_world

Animals-Finalist-Rob-Blanken-Love-is-in-the-Air-CUPOTY Name: Rob Blanken Picture title: Love is in the Air Category: Animals (Finalist) Nationality: Dutch Occupation: Rob: ‘In the northern part of the Netherlands, in early spring, Common toads (Bufo bufo) gather to mate. I know a small lake where numerous toads come together. This lake has an almost white sandy bottom so you can observe the toads and their egg strings clearly. Most of the time the mating is a quite chaotic process but at this moment I was able to make an image of the egg strings and only two toads. There was some wind, just enough to create an interesting effect.’ Technical information: Nikon Z9 + Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 (42 mm) 1/160, f/10, ISO640 Accessories: Flash, polarising filter Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom Website: www.robblankenphotography.com Instagram: rob_blanken Facebook: Rob Blanken Flickr: Rob Blanken

Invert-Portrait-Finalist-Andy-Sands-Cuckoo-Bee- Sleeping-CUPOTY Name: Andy Sands Picture title: Cuckoo Bee Nomada Goodeniana Sleeping Category: Invertebrate Portrait (Finalist) Nationality: British Occupation: Retailer / Photographer Andy: ‘I often go out early in the morning to photograph insects while they are still roosting/sleeping as I find it the most enjoyable and rewarding time of day. On this occasion I had been watching large numbers of these cuckoo bees around the nests of mining bees close to where I live and decided to see if I could find them sleeping. After several failed mornings, I changed tack and watched them in the late afternoon. I followed this one as the sun set to see where it settled. The next morning I found it asleep locked on to the edge of a leaf with it’s mandibles. I used focus bracketing to capture 32 images, and focus stacked the final image in Zerene Stacker.’ Technical information: Olympus OM-D E-M1x Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro 1/10, f/4.5, ISO200 Accessories: Gitzo explorer tripod, cable release. Post processing: Stacked with Zerene Stacker, levels adjusted in Photoshop and sharpened with Topaz Ai. Website: www.andysands.co.uk Instagram: andysandsphotography

Underwater-Finalist-Boldizsár-Szűcs-From-Below-CUPOTY Name: Boldizsár Szűcs Picture title: From Below Category: Underwater (Finalist) Nationality: Hungarian Occupation: Boldizsár: ‘I took this picture in the forest of Gemenc, Hungary. It’s the largest floodplain forest in Central Europe. It was shot in May, when the Danube river flooded and water poured into the trees. The original plan was to photograph European fire-bellied toads, but I couldn't find any. Fortunately, I found this beautiful raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) and photographed it from below the water’s surface.’ Technical information: Panasonic Lumix G9 Samyang 12mm F/2.8 1/80, f/10, ISO320 Accessories: DIY waterproof case for the camera. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom. Instagram: szucsboldizsar_nature

Micro-Finalist-Ricardo-Martínez-A-Couple-of-Podocerus-variegatus-CUPOTY Name: Ricardo Roberto Fernández Martínez Picture title: A Couple of Podocerus variegatus Category: Micro (Finalist) Nationality: Spanish Occupation: Teacher Ricardo: ‘The photograph shows a male (larger specimen) and a female with eggs of the amphipod Podocerus variegatus, a common crustacean found in the submareal microbenthos of the Cantabrian Sea (Foz, Galicia, North of Spain). They are sitting on the branches of a hydroid colony (Obelia dichotoma). I collected them while scuba diving for my research on micro invertebrates of the Cantabrian Sea. Amongst the hydroid colony there were several amphipods, but these caught my attention because the male was protecting the female by sitting on her, in a way that many crabs do. Once on the microscope slide, the male stopped protecting her, but they accepted the hydroid branches and climbed on. After several attempts and lots of patience, they finally stood still enough for the 22 shots needed for stacking at 5x. Once documented, which was my primary target, they were placed back in the sample of seawater and kept in the fridge before being safely returned to the sea, where I expect (and wish) their babies are thriving.’

Butterflies-Finalist-Lakshitha-Karunarathna-Highbright-CUPOTY Name: Lakshitha Karunarathna Picture title: Highbright Category: Butterflies & Dragonflies (Finalist) Nationality: Sri Lankan Occupation: Tea Taster / Wildlife Photographer Lakshitha: ‘It is a tiresome journey from Mexico City to the El Rosario Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico as you have to travel by bus, mini-van, horseback, and finally on-foot hiking through narrow and steep terrain. However, all the exhaustion vanishes as soon as you get to the Reserve and look at the beautiful Monarch butterflies, which gather here in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. They spend the nights in mass clusters. From my studies prior to the visit, I knew that the Monarchs break away from their gatherings when the daytime temperatures reach a specific range. I wanted to take a photo right at the start of that event, with only a single butterfly, the very individual to initiate the breaking, having its wings spread. This was really a challenge for two reasons. First, you have no idea which part of the cluster will go first. Hence, you have to focus on the entire group with an increased aperture but then, you don’t have the liberty to go beyond a certain number due to the lack of light in the morning. Secondly, I left my bulky tripod behind due to the weight issues on the long journey from Sri Lanka to Mexico. I had to handhold the heavy 400mm f/2.8 lens, keeping the shutter speed only at 1/200, again due to concerns of the light. As time went by, I thought of giving up more than once. After remaining motionless for what felt like hours, a single Monarch took the initiative and I was able to take this photograph, which was a dream come true.’ Technical information: Canon EOS 1Dx Mark II Canon 400mm f/2.8/L IS II USM 1/200, f/4, ISO1600 Accessories: None, handheld. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom, cropped. Website: www.lakshithak.com Instagram: lakshithak Facebook: lakshithakwildlife

Young-1st-Nathan-Benstead-Hemitrichia-calyculata-CUPOTY Name: Nathan Benstead Picture title: Hemitrichia Calyculata Category: Young (Winner) Nationality: British Age: 17 Nathan: ‘I was walking through my local woodland, inspecting rotten logs and sticks last winter, when I came across a log covered in slime mould fruiting bodies or sporangia. I set up my camera gear and focused on a small cluster amongst the moss.’ Technical information: Sony a7rIV Laowa 100mm f2.8 1/200, f/8, ISO200 Accessories: Yongnuo YN560iii flash with a diffuser, Rollei tripod with NISI NM-180 focusing rail. Post processing: Stacked in Helicon Focus. Basic adjustments in Lightroom, cropped. Sharpened with Topaz Gigapixel AI. Website: www.nathanbphotography.com Instagram: nature.magnified Twitter: NathanBenstead

Insects-1st-Anirban-Dutta–Intruder-CUPOTY Name: Anirban Dutta Picture title: Intruder Category: Insects (Winner) Nationality: Indian Occupation: Government Service High School Teacher Anirban: ‘Before the start of the monsoon every year, some species of termite swarm in the late afternoon and early evening – this behaviour is known as nuptial flight. One day I witnessed this event near a petrol pump in the town of Cooch Behar, India. There were thousands of termites drawn to the powerful street light, and one black drongo. This bird spent almost 20 minutes swooping through the termites, snatching and eating them as it went. I shot multiple exposures to capture this event, which I had never seen before. Three frames were recorded and combined in-camera. The first one with a high shutter speed and in Kelvin white balance, the second with a high shutter speed isolating the drongo and the third with a slow shutter speed in Tungsten white balance.’ Technical information: Nikon D500 NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6 1/5, f/32, ISO800 Accessories: Tripod Post processing: Basic adjustment in Photoshop Instagram: duttaanirban50 Facebook: anirban.dutta.73

Micro-Finalist-Karl-Gaff-Midge-Larva-CUPOTY Name: Karl Gaff Picture title: Midge Larva Category: Micro (Finalist) Nationality: Irish Occupation: Technical Officer at TU Dublin Karl: ‘This is a high resolution image of a midge larva. The image is a composite consisting of 12 tiles seamlessly blended together. Each tile comprises of approximately 120 optical sections stacked together to give a complete in-focus image. The imagery was acquired using compensated polarised light in dark field. The muscle fibres appear to glow green. The nervous system appears like trees in each body segment of the larva. The brown spots on the outer skin are early stage pigmented cells.’ Technical information: Sony A7R II 10x / 0.4x Line objective lens 1/10, ISO500 Accessories: Olympus BX51 Microscope. Post processing: Basic adjustments, stacking and stitching Photoshop. Website: www.kgaffphotography.com Instagram: electron_micronaut Facebook: karl.gaff Twitter: KarlGaff Flickr: 38484518@N07 500px: KarlGaff

Young-Finalist-Dirk Hoogenstein-Young-Shield-Bugs-CUPOTY Name: Dirk Hoogenstein Picture title: Young Shield Bugs Category: Young (Finalist) Nationality: Dutch Age: 16 Dirk: ‘I found these shield bugs coming out of their eggs in our front yard. It was spectacular just to see it in our own little garden in Utrecht. Nature is everywhere!’ Technical information: Canon 5D lll Canon MP-E 65mm 1/200, f/16, ISO800 Accessories: Canon ring flash. Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom, cropped.

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Frühjahr ist Balzzeit. Dann plustern die Männchen der Asiatischen Kragentrappe (Chlamydotis macqueenii) ihre Brust auf, stellen ihre schmückenden weißen Federn auf und stolzieren auf dem kargen Wüstenboden hin und her, als gäbe es kein Morgen. Als Laufsteg wählen sie einen gut sichtbaren Ort, schließlich geht es hier ums Sehen und Gesehenwerden – und das Anlocken einer Partnerin. Dabei ist der hier so exzentrisch tanzende Vogel außerhalb der Paarungszeit scheu und unscheinbar, sein Gefieder lässt ihn mit seinem Lebensraum, den Trockensteppen und Halbwüsten Zentralasiens und des Nahen Ostens, geradezu verschmelzen. Chen Ein-Dor hat deshalb mit der Balzzeit genau den richtigen Moment abgewartet, um die tanzende Trappe mit seiner Kamera einzufangen. Für sein Foto wird er mit dem dritten Platz in der Kategorie "Vogelverhalten" des "Bird Photographer of the Year" ausgezeichnet.

Bird Photographer of the Year Faszinierend und farbenfroh: Die schönsten Vogelfotos des Jahres

29. September 2025,12:30

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Golden Bridge

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