The Macro Art Photo Project, which specialises in close-up creative images, has announced its 2018 winners of the International Garden Photographer. Run in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, the project is the world’s leading competition and exhibition for garden, plant, flower, and botanical photography. The purpose of the competition is to encourage photographer to capture garden life up close, revealing the extraordinary details of plant life and the tiny inhabitants that live among them. Below is the winning works and entries in the finalist.
Winner: Mayflies by Petar Sabol, Goričan, Croatia. (Photo by Sabol Petar/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
Second place: Salad Burnet Flower by Ian Gilmour, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Gilmour/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
Third place: Unfurling by Ashley Moore, Kings Canyon national park, California, United States. (Photo by Ashley Moore/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
On Fire by Claudia de Jong, Lapland, Finland. (Photo by Claudia de Jong/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
Poppy by Jane Dibnah, Shropshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jane Dibnah/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
Astrantia major by Jacky Parker, Hampshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jacky Parker/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
Miró’s Garden by Elizabeth Kazda, Wisconsin, United States. (Photo by Elizabeth A. Kazda/International Garden Photographer of the Year)
