International Garden Photographer of the Year is the worldʼs premier competition and exhibition specialising in garden, plant, flower and botanical photography. The competition is open to everyone, amateurs and professionals alike. Entries are welcome from any country in the world. Garden photography is a hugely diverse photographic subject, combining artistic interpretation with the wonders of the natural environment around us. IGPOTY in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have announced the winners of their annual photography competition.
A caterpillar curled up inside a plant is captured by Renae Smith
A close-up of a giant poppy by Stuart Hall
Aerial dancer by Ines Pereira Leonardo
Christine Blanchin dos Santos snapped this collection of seed pods
Jude Gadd captures the early morning mist rising from a lake in the English countryside
Matthew J Thomas’s coastal garden
Minghui Yuan’s macro shot of dandelion seeds
Nicola Munro from Aberdeenshire won first prize in the wildlife category
Patrizia Piga’s masterly still life of harvested plants and vegetables
Pigeon House garden at Rousham House in Bicester by Carole Drake
Sea of Mist by Lee Beel reveals the terrace garden at Harewood House in Yorkshire in early autumn
The overall winning entry was of Tekapo lupins taken by Richard Bloom
Source by photogrist
