Andrea Maloney, The Macro Photographer (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

The Macro Photographer. We all know the potential hazards of Macro photography in nature. Usually, it’s the wind ruining your perfect shot, or you model moves, runs away, or flies off. On the odd occasion your model moves in to get a closer look at you, a MUCH closer look as this macro photographer found out. The models in this photo shoot are the (image 1 & 2) Green Bush Cricket and the (image 3 & 4) Female Lynx Spider. Neither model was disturbed or harmed during this photo shoot… and the photographer is OK too.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.