Close Up Photography Winners Show Amazing Miniature Moments

Ever since we picked up a camera, we loved capturing macro moments. Zooming into a miniature subject, and seeing it in full detail somehow felt like discovering a new world.

The Close-Up Photographer of the Year contest celebrates everything macro and miniature. The collection below shows some of the recent winners and finalists. The beautiful moments represent some of the less-seen nature of our world.

Via The Inspiration Grid:

Comatricha with Droplets. © Barry Webb. Fungi and Slime Molds Finalist.

Like a Flower. © Yuan Minghui. Insects Finalist.

Dreamtime. © Simon Theuma. Underwater, 1st Place.

Heart of the Sea. © Liang Fu. Underwater, 2nd Place.

Orange Isopod. © Manfred Auer

The Bird of the Forest. © Csaba Daróczi. Animals, 1st Place and Overall Winner.

The Wedding Guest. © Csaba Daróczi. Butterflies & Dragonflies, 1st Place.

Small Wanders. © Carlos Pérez Naval. Young Close-up Photographer of the Year.