Mother Earth provides everything we need to live - food and medicine. We celebrate the gifts of the earth, from the allotment to the wild medicinal herb, from the crops on which we depend to the home-grown tomato plant pot on the window-sill.

Judges will look for images that connect people to the earth and show the essential part that plants play in our world. This can be local or global - seed or paddy field - it's up to you to decide what to focus on.

Prizes

First prize:

By entering this category your image stands a chance to win the Overall IGPOTY title and prize of £7,500! Please note- you cannot win this category prize and the overall prize. Camera- make/model TBC 1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 9 Signed individual certificate Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition!

Second prize:

1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 9 Signed individual certificate Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition!

Third prize:

1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 9 Signed individual certificate Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition!

Online submissions

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