Winners Of The Close-Up Photographer Of The Year Awards Give Their Unique Perspective On the World

Ice Landscape by Edwin Giesbers (Netherlands). Third Place, Intimate Landscape. My house was fitted with thermopane glass in the summer. When winter set in, moisture became trapped inside the window due to a defect in the glass. One night it froze, creating beautiful ice crystals. The morning sun lit the crystals and a dark building in the background made the shapes stand out even more. The image reminded me of a Scandinavian landscape with pine trees and a sky full of stars.