Winners of the 2023 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Challenge: Minimal

Some of the winning and shortlisted images from this year’s challenge in close-up, macro, and micro photography

Organizers of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year contest set up a challenge outside their normal competition, and this year’s theme was “Minimal,” aiming to “celebrate images with a minimalist style.” The winners of the challenge were just announced; Ferenc Kocsis’ image of Danube mayflies in flight took the top prize. Organizers have once again been kind enough to share some of the winners and shortlisted images with us below.