Macro Photography

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced

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This year’s winner, ‘Rockpool Rookies’ by Matty Smith/UPY 2026 An image of two Southern elephant seal pups photographed in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands has been crowned winner of Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026. Australian photographer Matty Smith took the top award with ‘Rockpool Rookies’, selected from 7,934 entries submitted by underwater … Read more

Soft coral macro photo wins Close Up Photographer of the Year award

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An underwater photograph taken inside a cauliflower soft coral has won the overall prize at Close-up Photographer of the Year 7, earning Australian photographer Ross Gudgeon the title and a £2,500 award. Gudgeon’s image, Fractal Forest, was photographed in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, and was selected from more than 12,000 entries submitted by photographers from … Read more