Close-up Photographer of the Year until 17 May 2020

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Deadline: 17 May 2020. The search is on to find the second winner of Close-up Photographer of the Year, in association with Affinity Photo. Photographers have until May 17th 2020 to enter the competition and be in with a chance of winning a cash prize of £2,500.

Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) is an annual competition showcasing the best close-up, macro and micro photography from around the world. The competition is open to all, using any type of camera, mobile phone or microscope.

There are 7 categories:
• Insects
• Animals
• Plants & Fungi
• Intimate Landscape
• Manmade World
• Micro (for images taken with a microscope)
• Young (for entrants aged 17 or under)

Each category winner receives £300, while the Young Close-up Photographer of the Year wins two SIGMA lenses. The very best images feature in the The Top 100 showcase and the shortlisted pictures appear in the popular Shortlist galleries. Every entrant (subject to availability) will receive a discount voucher from the competition’s supporters: Affinity Photo, MPB, Zerene Stacker and Greenwings Wildlife Holidays.

Matt Doogue joins the judging panel this year to sit alongside other award-winning photographers David Maitland, Sue Bishop, Ross Hoddinott, and Robert Thompson, as well as editors Keith Wilson and Tracy Calder.

Prizes:

Total prize fund of £5,000

Overall winner:
• £2,500 cash prize
• Close-up Photographer of the Year trophy and title
• Digital certificate and badge
• Global media coverage

Category winner:
• £300 cash prize
• Digital certificate and badge
• Global media coverage

Young Close-up Photographer of the Year (U18):
• 2x SIGMA lenses
• Young Close-up Photographer of the Year trophy and title
• Digital certificate and badge
• Global media coverage

Finalists:
• Featured in The Top 100 showcase
• Digital certificate and badge
• Global media coverage

Shortlist:
• Featured in the Shortlist galleries
• Digital certificate and badge
• Global media coverage

All entrants receive these voucher codes (subject to availability):
• 50% off Affinity Photo editing software for Mac or PC
• £100 off Greenwings Wildlife Holidays
• Up to 20% off Zerene Stacker focus-stacking software
• £10 off equipment at MPB.com when you spend over £100

Photo Contest Website: http://www.cupoty.com/