Shortlisted for the Close-up Photographer of the Year contest, these images zoom in on animals in all their glory ...

This is the 6th edition of the annual competition dedicated to highlighting the best in close-up, macro, and micro photography. The 25 judges combed through 11,681 photographs across 11 categories ...

The extreme close-up of an armed nomad bee won first prize ... including taking action for nature and mobile phone photography. Nature lovers of all ages were challenged to take pictures at ...