Nature caught on camera

Winning images reflect the breathtaking beauty of nature

This year’s International Garden Photographer Of The Year (IGPOTY) competition attracted more than 19,000 astonishing images from over 50 countries, showing us the beauty and importance of plant life, including those in gardens.

Winner of the IGPOTY title and £7,500 is Jill Welham from North Yorkshire with her picture ‘Fireworks’, which shows three allium heads captured in wet cyanotype, a modified 19th century printing process.

Winning images will be exhibited at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew until March 10, but will then be touring around the UK and overseas. l Visit www.igpoty.com for further information.

‘Lotus Tango’ by Kathleen Furey, winner of The Beauty of Plants Overall winner: ‘Fireworks’ by Jill Welham, winner of Abstract Views ‘Mt Rainier in the Mist’ by Robert Gibbons, winner of Wildflower Landscapes ‘Starlings’ by Jonathan Need, winner Wildlife in the Garden

‘Bressingham Gardens in Autumn’ by Richard Bloom, winner of the Beautiful Gardens category