A great aspect of nature photography is that it allows us to look at our natural world in a different way. It allows us to change perspective, and I don’t just mean a change of visual perspective! This is especially the case for close-up photography, which enables the appreciation of animals in all their detail. Here I made a selection of 10 of the most awe-inspiring close-up photos of animal faces from some world-class photographers that I hope will make you change perspective too. Enjoy!
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Getting up-close with a Crested Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus), an amazing shot by Igor Siwanowicz
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Amazing detail showing red eye-spots on a female band-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus aenus). Photo by John Hallmen.
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A beautiful black and red contrast in the face of a Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus), a species of African eagle endemic south of the Sahara. Photo by Matthias Kretschmar.
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What a shot! Alan Hinchliffe got really close to capture this stunning photo of a Golden Eagle entitled ”The Staredown”.
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Don’t get too close to a Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), the world’s largest forest bird that cannot even fly! Photo by Andy Ratter, Queensland, Australia.
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The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern North America, Europe, and Asia and lives a predominantly solitary life. Photographer unknown…
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“Watching ewe”, a beautifully creative symmetry by Alison Roberts.
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This photo is unique in this series as it is an actual selfy! Whilst visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, award-winning photographer Slater left his camera unattended for a while, which quickly attracted the attention of an inquisitive female black macaque which by accident managed to get this amazing selfy shot!
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Growing up to eight metres and weighing a couple tonnes, Minke whales are exceptionally inquisitive and often approach boats, divers and snorkelers very closely. Luckily this enabled this photographer from the Minke Whale Project to get this stunning facial shot.
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Titan triggerfish cannot really be said to be amongst the beautiful creatures of our oceans, with funny looking teeth and protruding eyes! Photo by Christian Loader.
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