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Whether Underwater or Up a Tree, Close-Up Photographer of the Year Delights in the Details

31 Oct, 2024

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Showcasing incredible close-up, macro, and micro photography from around the world, Close-up Photographer of the Year (previously) has announced its shortlist for the 2024 competition. From flowing kelp to baby animals to itty bitty arachnids, the images highlight the diversity of life on our planet in fantastic detail.

Jurors sifted through more than 11,600 entries submitted in 11 categories, including animals, insects, invertebrates, underwater, arachnids, and more. The entries take us deep into the ocean, through the forest, and face-to-face with an array of creatures we don’t often get to see.

an underwater photograph of kelp with sunlight filtering through it
Sigfrido Zimmermann, “Flowing Kelp”

Colossal readers may recognize a stunning portrait of fungi by Barry Webb, and Csaba Daróczi—last year’s overall winner—makes the list again with a striking black-and-white portrait of a pine marten, a creature known to be notoriously elusive.

The Top 100 pictures and winners will be announced in January, and in the meantime, you can visit the contest’s website to see more and follow CUPOTY on Instagram for updates.

a photograph of invertebrates inside of a sea sponge hole
Jenny Stock, “Symbiosis in sea sponge”
a black-and-white photo of a pine marten, looking down at the camera, which faces upward at the sky through some trees
Csaba Daroczi, “Pine Marten”
a close-up photo of a russet-colored moth on the side of a tree
Ignacio Castellanos, “Moth Tree”
a photograph of two yellow-and-black insects eating starfruit
Rafael Steinlesberger, “Starfruit Enjoyer”
a close-up photo of a heather crab spider's face
James Hall, “Freshly shed heather crab spider”
a photograph of a bowerbird with an insect in its beak
Keith Horton, “Bowerbird”
a close-up photograph of a bright green buffalo treehopper nymph
Benjamin Salb, “Buffalo Treehopper Nymph”
a photograph of a baby wallaby in its mother's pouch
Pedro Jarque, “Wallaby Baby”
a photograph of an arachnid making a web in the hole of a leaf
Marco Chan, “Apartment in a Leaf”

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By transforming ashes into flowers, South Australia’s Centennial Park is introducing a sustainable living memorial for families to commemorate their loved ones.

The cemetery and memorial park will offer this exclusive ecological option via a partnership with living memorial company Living Legacy. The initiative forms part of Centennial Park’s Environmental Sustainability Plan, launched this year.

Centennial Park Chief Executive Officer Janet Miller said Centennial Park was proud to be the first cemetery and memorial park in the state to offer the Living Legacy alternative memorial option.

“We recognise there is generational shift towards sustainable end-of-life choices, and as part of our own environmental sustainability goals, we want to accommodate the wishes of individuals and their loved ones now and into the future,” she said.

“This new offering is one example of the many commitments we are exploring as part of our five-year roadmap to achieve long-term impact and build upon our already strong history of environmental action to date.”

Miller added: “The process to turn a loved one’s ashes into Living Legacy flowers is a groundbreaking and an environmentally sensitive way to personally memorialise and connect to loved ones through a natural and living landmark.”

Living Legacy founder Warren Roberts explained that most people were unaware that the spreading of traditional cremated human ashes can be damaging to soil and plant health.

“Traditionally, people scatter ashes in nature and waterways, not realising the harm caused by the high alkaline levels which are similar to bleach,” he said.

“Through our unique scientific treatment process, we gradually detoxify and transform harmful ashes into micronutrients which are infused into the roots so it can sustain and perpetuate life through flowers, plants and trees.

“We are excited to be working with Centennial Park to bring the Living Legacy Forever Flower Garden to life here in South Australia, giving people the option to honour a loved one through the beauty of nature,” Roberts said.

Commemorating a loved one through the Living Legacy Forever Flower Garden involves a reflective ceremony, a personalised plaque and the option to retain some of the ashes inside a crystal keepsake.

In addition, for every person memorialised in the Forever Flower Garden, Living Legacy has committed to donating 20 trees to be planted in their honour, as part of its ongoing contribution to global reforestation.

More information on Living Legacy Forever Flowers can be found at https://www.centennialpark.org/living-legacy-forever-flowers/.

Image caption: Centennial Park CEO Janet Miller and Living Legacy founder Warren Roberts. Image credit: Tom Roschi.

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