The CUPOTY 5 Book brings together all the winning, Top 100 and shortlisted pictures of the fifth edition of Close-up Photographer of the Year (2023).
357 pages
120 full-page photographs + captions
202 tips from the awarded photographers
Q&A with the overall winner Csaba Daróczi
Csaba's 11 tips for prize-winning shots
All the shortlisted photographs from the 11 categories
120 full-page photos with detailed captions and shooting information
Every photograph in the shortlists from all 11 categories
You'll find a huge variety of outstanding photographs in the book, both in subject and technique.
As well as offering inspiration, you'll be able to learn the secrets of each awarded photographer through their shooting settings, the story behind their picture and an accompanying tip or two.
Each full-page picture is accompanied by a caption, shooting settings, at least one tip and the photographer’s contact details
Alongside the flora and fauna categories are ones for Intimate Landscape, Human Made and Micro
What photographers are saying about the CUPOTY 5 Book:
“Amazing book! What a treasure of images!”
–Håkan Kvarnström
“I love the book!!! It looks fantastic, and I will thoroughly enjoy savouring each page. I love reading the stories about how the winning and finalist images were created and what gear was used for each photo.”
–Elizabeth Kazda
“Fantastic publication and beautiful photos!”
–István Tamas Vida
“What an absolutely stunning book this is. Thank you so much for all the time, care and effort that has obviously gone into creating it.”
–Noelle Bennett
“Last week I downloaded the CUPOTY 2023 book and I must say I'm very impressed. Seeing all the pictures together in a nicely designed book with all the stories and tips about the photos, makes it a really beautiful reference book.”
–Chris Hörning
The Micro category showcases images made with a microscope
The book celebrates close-up, wide-angle, macro, super-macro and micro photography
The book is available exclusively in digital format and is ready for you to download and read immediately on your computer, tablet or phone.
