Prizes

Prizes

About Prizes

TOP PRIZES (As of Competition 18)

£4,000 - Best Overall Single Image (from a main category)

International Garden Photographer of the Year

£1,000 - Best Overall Portfolio

The Royal Photographic Society gold medal

(Portfolios are must be comprised of 6 images themed from one of the main categories and entered into the dedicated Portfolios competition category.)

Special Awards TBA

See the Category Guide for more information on Special Awards. Further Special Awards will be announced throughout the year.

Winners for the main competition will be announced every February.

Feedback for competition entrants:

Professional feedback is available to purchase from our shop.

Our winning photographs are organised as follows:

  • International Garden Photographer of the Year - best image of all the single image category 1st Place winners.
  • The Royal Photographic Society Gold Medal for Best Portfolio - 1st Place in the 'Portfolios' competition.
  • Podium Places (2nd and 3rd Places) - win prizes in the main categories and photographs exhibited and published - see below.
  • Finalists - photographs exhibited and published - see below.
  • Highly Commended - photographs featured on the website and published. Photographs will be exhibited if possible - see below.
  • Commended - photographs featured on the website. Photographs will be published and exhibited if possible- see below.

Prize Categories

First Prize Winners

Top prize - International Garden Photographer of the Year

  • * £4,000
  • * The title "International Garden Photographer of the Year"**
  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * Extensive press coverage
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition

**Best Single Image (overall winner) is chosen from one of the main category winners - maximum prize: £4,000. No alternatives/extras. See Rules for full terms.

Royal Photographic Society Gold Medal for Best Portfolio

  • * £1,000
  • * Royal Photographic Society gold medal
  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * Extensive press coverage
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition

Main Category first place:

See the Category Guide for more information on main categories

  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * Extensive press coverage
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition

Photo Projects first place:

See the Category Guide for more information on Photo Projects

  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * £250
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition
  • * Press coverage

Runner-up Prize Winners

Portfolio second and third places:

  • * Royal Photographic Society silver medal and bronze medal respectively
  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * Press coverage
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition

Main Category second and third places:

See the Category Guide for more information on main categories

  • * IGPOTY award certificate
  • * Your photograph featured in the latest IGPOTY touring exhibition
  • * Press coverage

Finalist Prizes

As many finalist photographs will be shown as possible in various combinations and collections in our exhibitions as space allows. The current exhibition schedule can be seen on the exhibitions page.

Highly Commended Prizes

Highly commended photographs will be shown on the International Garden Photographer of the Year website.

Commended Prizes

Commended photographs will be shown on the International Garden Photographer of the Year website.

Special Awards

Please check the category pages for specific information.

* Press coverage is normally widely received each year, but obviously the scope of this cannot be guaranteed.

IGPOTY Book

  • If IGPOTY prints a book (at its discretion in any competition year), then:
  • * The photograph chosen as the book cover each year will receive 1 x prize copy
  • * 1st Place Winners (in a main IGPOTY category) are entitled to receive 1x free copy of the annual book (if a book is physically printed)
  • * 1st Place Winner (of the 'Portfolios' competition) is entitled to receive 1x free copy of the annual book (if a book is physically printed)
  • * Please note that the IGPOTY book is produced at the discretion of the organisers each year, in the event the book is not published then no book prizes will be given. There will be no cash alternative.
  • Please see Rules for full T&C.