See 11 Stunning Images From the 4th Annual Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition

Nature's Pitfall

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Intruder

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Next To My Tree

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Ice Encrusted Comatricha

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Little Predator

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Veiled

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Mayan Derriere

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Frequency

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Oil & Water 44

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Batrachospermum Red Algae

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Hemitrichia Calyculata

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