International Garden Photographer of the Year Category Winner

[Cosimo]

I entered four pictures for this competition in October not expecting to go far. In November two of them got shortlisted and then in January I was informed that an entry had won an award – Commended, Highly Commended, Finalist, 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.

This morning I was amazed to discover that "The Sackler Crossing" had been awarded 1st Place in the Captured at Kew Category.

Earlier today I attended the press launch of the IGPOTY winners exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew where my picture is on display. I was also presented with a certificate and prize.

The exhibition opens to the public tomorrow and will tour the UK and abroad. My picture has also been printed in lavish book of the competition and has already appeared online:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...l-garden-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures

I expect there to be lots more publicity in the days to come!

On to the good stuff:

Captured at Kew 1 by Ziggy Szot, on Flickr

Captured at Kew 2 by Ziggy Szot, on Flickr

Captured at Kew 3 by Ziggy Szot, on Flickr

The Sackler Crossing
Awarded 1st Place
International Garden Photographer of the Year
Competition 11
Category Captured at Kew

It was a very cold January morning in Kew Gardens as I stood on the north side of the lake, watching the sunrise over the Sackler Crossing. The vibrant reds of the foreground Cornus beautifully complemented the hues of the morning sky. The crossing was named after philanthropists Dr Mortimer and Dame Theresa Sackler, whose donation made its construction possible.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England, United Kingdom

https://igpoty.com/competition-entries/cewb-6377/
https://igpoty.com/winners-galleries/captured-at-kew-11-single-web-gallery/#section1/1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cosimoss/31349086093/in/dateposted/

The entry had been posted in this forum earlier this year.

I'm on cloud nine at the moment and don't expect to be back on the ground before next week.

Happy Friday!

 

[Cosimo]

The response has been quite overwhelming and more mention online, in print and now a prize by Kew Gardens.
Many thanks for your congratulations.

 

[Cosimo]

What kit did you use out of curiosity ?

Taken with a Pentax K-1 and D FA 15-30mm F2.8.