{"id":18985,"date":"2023-02-03T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=100076"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:35:27","slug":"winners-of-the-international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-2023-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/winners-of-the-international-garden-photographer-of-the-year-2023-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2023 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winners have been announced for this year’s International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. <\/p>

By Molly Blair\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 03 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Winners of the International Garden Photographer of the Year<\/a> competition for 2023 have been announced, with Tony North from Manchester taking the title of Overall Winner for his photo in the category Breathing Spaces.<\/p>\n

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Blue Tajinaste captures Echium thyrsiflorum<\/em>, which is endemic to the mountains of La Palma.<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Tony North <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The head judge of the competition said of the image \u201cTony has literally elevated the Breathing Spaces category to new heights, by photographing endemic mountain-top flora with a breathtaking landscape view \u2013 well framed to include many points of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony North said \u201cI am incredibly thrilled and honoured to be chosen as the overall winner of International Garden Photographer of the Year. This is a dream come true for me\u201d. He will receive \u00a35000 and his photograph will feature at the flagship exhibition at Kew Gardens, which opens to the public on 4 February 2023 and runs until 5 March.<\/p>\n

Discover all of the winning images below<\/h2>\n
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Frosted Silver Birch \u2013 Winner of the category Trees, Woods and Forests<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Bernadette Benz<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The Stream Garden \u2013 Winner of the category Beautiful Gardens <\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Caroline Piek<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Fallen Orchid Flowers \u2013 Winner of the category The Beauty of Plants <\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Claire Carter<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Abandon Hope \u2013 Winner of the category Abstract Views <\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 David Townshend<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Cinciarella \u2013 Winner of the category Wildlife in the Garden <\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Gianluca Benini <\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Dune \u2013 Winner of the category Plants and Planet<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Gigi Williams<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Autumn Emergence \u2013 Winner of the category The World of Fungi<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Jay Birmingham <\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Mark Bauer<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Blue Tajinaste \u2013 Overall Winner and winner of the category Breathing Spaces<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Tony North <\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCategories this year included Wildflower<\/a> Landscapes, Wildlife<\/a> in the Garden, The World of Fungi and The Beauty of Plants. In the Beautiful Gardens category, regular Gardens Illustrated<\/em> contributor Richard Bloom was a finalist for his image Spring in Hermannshof.\n

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Spring at Hermannshof<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Richard Bloom<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the Portfolios category, Barry Webb placed first for his set of six images titles Slime Mould Biodiversity.<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Arcyria cinerea<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

This is run as a stand-alone competition in association with The Royal Photographic Society. Barry will receive \u00a31500. Every image in the portfolio has used focus stacking, to show the fruiting bodies of the slime moulds, which include; Arcyria cinerea<\/em>, Comatricha nigra<\/em>, Metatrichia floriformis <\/em>(mature), Trichia botrytis<\/em>, Physarum<\/em> sp., and Metatrichia floriformis <\/em>(immature).<\/p>\n

Competition was fierce this year, and among other finalists, we loved these photographs:<\/p>\n

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Stemonitis Slime Mould \u2013 second place in the category The World of Fungi<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Barry Webb<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Flora Offers Up Her Gifts \u2013 finalist in the category Beautiful Gardens <\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Julie Skelton<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Bon App\u00e9tit \u2013 finalist in the category Wildlife in the Garden<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Magdalena Ginalska-Colombo<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Nigella \u2013 finalist in the category The Beauty of Plants<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Molly Hollman<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Vibrant Spring \u2013 finalist in the category Trees, Woods and Forests<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Paul Roberson <\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Born from the Earth \u2013 finalist in the category Plants and Planet<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Ridhima Singh<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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