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BBG Flora in Focus

Competition 17 - Special award


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About BBG Flora in Focus

In Partnership with Birmingham Botanical Gardens

This free-to-enter special award 'BBG Flora in Focus' is open to everyone (adults only) and is the first IGPOTY run photo competition to be dedicated to images captured at Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG), one of the most significant botanical gardens in the UK, located in Edgbaston, two miles from Birmingham’s city centre.

Focus on the flora of the Botanical Gardens and in situ shots of plants within the Gardens.

Insights

The Society was formed in 1829, with the intention to develop a botanical garden. The chosen site for BBG was an 18-acre area of the Calthorpe estate, named Holly Bank Farm.

The gardens were designed in 1829 by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher.

The aim was to combine a scientific and ornamental garden and arboretum that would include a nursery and market garden for selling plants, fruits and vegetables to help support the gardens' maintenance costs.

The layout of the Botanical Gardens has changed very little since Loudon’s design was implemented. The Tropical House was built in 1852, partly to house the tropical water lily, Victoria amazonica. This was followed by the construction of the Subtropical House in 1871 and the bandstand in 1873. The present-day Terrace Glasshouses replaced the original conservatory and lean-to houses in 1884.

Throughout their history, the Botanical Gardens have been important as a centre for social functions in the city; flower shows, political meetings, festivals of drama and music, wedding receptions, but especially as a place for day trips.

Prizes & Why should I enter?

Prizes

Selected winners will form part of an exclusive exhibition at the IGPOTY exhibition at Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) in 2023, full info here.

There will also be special prizes on offer as listed below.

First prize:

  • Your photograph goes on display at the IGPOTY Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) exhibition in 2023 and a signed individual certificate.
  • Special prizes awarded by BBG:

  • 1x one year family membership to BBG plus a bespoke, private behind-the-scenes tour of the Gardens (with senior member of the Horticulture Team)
  • 2 x tickets to an outdoor theatre show of your choice (held at BBG)
  • £10 voucher for BBG Gift Shop & Plant Centre
  • 1x copy of the book ‘An Oasis of Delight: The History of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’.
  • Second prize:

  • Your photograph goes on display at the IGPOTY Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) exhibition in 2023 and a signed individual certificate.
  • Special prizes awarded by BBG:

  • 1x family ticket (one complimentary visit) to BBG
  • 2 x tickets to an outdoor theatre show of your choice (held at BBG)
  • £5 voucher for BBG Gift Shop & Plant Centre
  • 1x copy of the book ‘An Oasis of Delight: The History of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’.
  • Third prize:

  • Your photograph goes on display at the IGPOTY Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) exhibition in 2023 and a signed individual certificate.
  • Special prizes awarded by BBG:

  • 1x family ticket (one complimentary visit) to BBG
  • £5 voucher for BBG Gift Shop & Plant Centre
  • 1x copy of the book ‘An Oasis of Delight: The History of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’.
  • Rules

    General rules:

    • You may not submit watermarked images with your name or website visible on the photo. Please do not frame your images with borders.
    • Entrants may submit a maximum of 4 images per single entry token and a maximum of 6 images per portfolio entry token.
    • For free-to-enter competitions you should enter 1 image per token given, up to a maximum of 8 images (8 tokens).
    • Entrants' images must be .jpg or .jpeg format and of high enough quality.
    • We recommend all images are output to 1920px on their longest side at 72 ppi (ideally with an sRGB colour profile). Any larger than this and you are supplying images bigger than they will be seen or used by IGPOTY judges; your files will take longer to upload and/or download to judges and viewers’ screens.
    • The absolute maximum for each image must not be more than 7MB in file size and no more than 3000px on their longest side.
    • All entrants must be able to supply a high-res image (300 ppi) suitable for printing/exhibiting should the image be shortlisted. You may be asked for this when the time comes.

    N.B.

    • High-res source file/s need to be at least 3780 pixels (longest side) @ 300 ppi, ideally larger (and ideally with an Adobe RGB (1998) colour profile).

    Full competition rules:

    Please see the IGPOTY competition rules, which always prevail:
    https://igpoty.com/igpoty-rules/

    Category rules:

    IGPOTY runs juried competitions based on skill, judging will be done jointly by IGPOTY and a Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) representative.

    Free-to-enter Special Award entries are not eligible for the Overall IGPOTY prize and cannot win more than one award using the same image(s).

    Only photography captured in the gardens and grounds of Birmingham Botanical Gardens are permitted. (Admission/membership fees may apply).

    Adults over 18 years old may enter only. Birmingham Botanical Gardens Staff are excluded from entry, however volunteers may enter. Any images captured for this competition may not be sold and are only for your personal use. Prizes must be collected in person at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, no cash alternatives. Via consent, Birmingham Botanical Gardens will contact winners to arrange any prizes, as necessary.

    Please see IGPOTY competition rules for full terms, which always prevail.

    Competition details

    Subtitle:
    In Partnership with Birmingham Botanical Gardens
    Type:
    Special award
    Submissions:
    Online submissions
    Entry start date:
    February 8, 2023
    Closing date:
    March 31, 2023, 12 noon GMT
    Cost of entry:
    £FREE (up to 8x free entries per adult)

    How do I enter?

    Please use the large, red-outlined 'ENTER NOW' button on this page.

    For help please visit our Frequently-Asked-Questions page.

    Partner: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

    Exhibition Partner.



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    Credit: © Whitefoot Photography/BBG