Photography Contest
International Garden Photographer of the Year
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£16 for 4 single images ('Single Entry'), or £30 for a portfolio of 6 imagesPrizes |
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Garden World Images Ltd.International Garden Photographer of the Year continues to be one of the world's most respected photography competitions and exhibition, particularly within the genres of garden, plant, flower and botanical photography.
International Garden Photographer of the Year is wholly owned and organised by Mirror Plate Media Ltd..
It is supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. The main exhibition is usually held annually at Kew, with a rolling programme of touring exhibitions in the UK and all over the world..
The main competition closes on October 31 every year. Winners are announced at the opening of the launch exhibition, the following February..
There are regular main competition categories each year including favourites such as; ‘The Beauty of Plants’, ‘Beautiful Gardens’ and ‘Abstract Views’ plus there are 5 photo projects and numerous seasonal special awards - for example: ‘Captured at Kew’..
Although the Competition name is 'International Garden Photographer of the Year' - IGPOTY has always embraced the word 'Garden' in its broadest definition, that is a 'Garden' could be; a back/front/balcony garden, a local park, landscapes and forests, after all - Earth is everyones' Garden. .
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£4,000 - Best Overall Single Image (from a main category).
£1,000 - Best Overall Portfolio The Royal Photographic Society gold medal.
(Portfolios are must be comprised of 6 images themed from one of the main categories and entered into the dedicated Portfolios competition category.)
International Garden Photographer of the Year is wholly owned and organised by Mirror Plate Media Ltd..
It is supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. The main exhibition is usually held annually at Kew, with a rolling programme of touring exhibitions in the UK and all over the world..
The main competition closes on October 31 every year. Winners are announced at the opening of the launch exhibition, the following February..
There are regular main competition categories each year including favourites such as; ‘The Beauty of Plants’, ‘Beautiful Gardens’ and ‘Abstract Views’ plus there are 5 photo projects and numerous seasonal special awards - for example: ‘Captured at Kew’..
Although the Competition name is 'International Garden Photographer of the Year' - IGPOTY has always embraced the word 'Garden' in its broadest definition, that is a 'Garden' could be; a back/front/balcony garden, a local park, landscapes and forests, after all - Earth is everyones' Garden. .
.
£4,000 - Best Overall Single Image (from a main category).
£1,000 - Best Overall Portfolio The Royal Photographic Society gold medal.
(Portfolios are must be comprised of 6 images themed from one of the main categories and entered into the dedicated Portfolios competition category.)
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