The RHS Photographic Competition 2010
The RHS supports great garden photography. Whether you’re a budding photographer, garden enthusiast or just someone who likes taking snap shots of the outdoors, there is a category and prize waiting for you. From a close-up detail of a leaf to a sweeping panoramic garden view, from people working in their gardens to the wildlife living in them, we want to celebrate the diversity of gardens through photography.
Open to amateur & professional photographers
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers alike with six distinct categories for adults and two for children and young people. The top adult prize is £1,000 and has the coveted title of RHS Photographer of the Year, while younger photographers can battle it out for a digital camera and the chance to be named RHS Young Photographer of the Year.
Closing date for entries is 31 August 2010
Competition categories
We welcome a range of photography that reflects all aspects of gardens. It is from the below six categories that the RHS Photographer of the Year will be chosen:
- Garden Plants Study
Photos that show the plant, tree or shrub as a whole or near whole entity; for example a shot that includes the petals, stem and leaves of a flower giving a sense of the plant and its immediate environment.
- Abstract
This is open to interpretation; it could be a close-up of a plant, a detail of a tree or a shadow on a lawn.
- The Seasonal Garden
Photos of gardens showing their seasonality. This could be golden leaves in autumn, a hot summer’s day, the first signs of spring or a frosty morning in winter.
- Garden Wildlife
Photos of insects, birds and creatures found wild in the garden (N.B. this does not include domestic pets).
- Gardening and Gardeners
Photos of gardeners or of people gardening; this could be in a shed, a greenhouse, on an allotment or out in a garden.
- Fruit and Veg
This category covers garden edibles which have been grown in a garden, allotment or even a pot on a windowsill.
The below categories are especially for children and young people aged under 18. It is from these categories that the RHS Young Photographer of the Year will be chosen
- Young Photographer (under 18)
Up to five photos can be entered on anything from the above subjects.
- Children’s Photograph (under 11)
Up to five photos can be entered on anything that interests you in your garden from a frog in a pond to super tall sunflowers.
The Medici Cards Award will be decided from all the images entered into the competition and presented to the photographer Medici Cards feels has a good eye for commercial photography.
Prizes
RHS Photographer of the Year: £1,000
RHS Young Photographer of the Year: Digital camera
Adult
- First prize £350
- Second prize £200
- Third prize £100
Children and Young Photographers (under 18)
- First: Digital camera
- Second: Photographic vouchers
- Third: Photographic vouchers
The Medici Cards Award
Image made into a greeting card and the winner will receive 200 copies of their card to keep.