International Garden Photographer of the Year 2012
The winner of this year’s International Garden Photographer of the Year 2012 was Magdalena Wasiczek with her picture of a sweet pea entitled ‘Upside Down’.
Born in 1973, Magdalena is from Trzebinia, Poland and is a graduate from Jagiellonian University in Philology. When describing the winning photograph, the judges commented on the “subtlety and balletic simplicity of this picture.”
Andrew Lawson – International Garden Photographer of the Year judge said; “The brimstone alighting on a sweet pea is a fortuitous event, brilliantly seen. The butterfly and the flower are the perfect complement to each other. The outlines of the insect’s wings are continuous with the lines of the flowers; and the patterning on its wings picks up an echo of the pink colour of the flowers.”
The competition is now in its sixth year and is open to all levels of skill; from amateurs to professionals. Photographers from all over the world are invited to take part and there are no restrictions on the type of camera, or the techniques used to produce the finished image.
The judges plan to select around 100 finalists whose photographs which will be printed to exhibition standard and shown at major exhibitions during 2013.
International Garden Photographer of the Year categories include;
- The Beauty of Plants
- Beautiful Gardens
- Wildlife Havens
- Breathing Spaces
- Bountiful Earth
- Trees Woods Forests
- Fragile Landscapes
- Greening The City
Resource
http://www.igpoty.com/competition05/winners.asp?parent=winners
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningpicturegalleries/9118819/International-Garden-Photographer-of-the-Year-2012-competition.html
