The International Garden Photographer of the Year Macro Art project has announced its winners after submissions came from Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, England, Ireland, Portugal, The Netherlands, Thailand and United States.
The competition is one of four photo projects run by the International Garden Photographer of the Year and the winner receives £500 and the photograph featured at an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2021.
The overal winner of the project was Bruno Militelli with the work entitled 'Botanic Loop'.
Judge Ben Brain said: "Echos of the great Karl Blossfeldt run through this splendid image revealing the graphic, architectural beauty of this specimen in all its glory. The composition is balanced and harmonious and the black and white treatment spot on."
The winning image:
'Botanic Loop' by Bruno Militelli, winner of Macro Art.
The full list of winners for this year's IGPOTY Macro Art project
Ingeborg Hartgerink Grandia, 'You Can Leave Your Hat On', commended
Barbora Polivkova, 'Posing', commended
Anne MacIntyre's 'Mountains of Tulip Petals', 2nd place
Ecaterina Leonte's 'Rainbow Lily', finalist
Kristina Zvinakeviciute 'Flying Wishes', finalist
Marie Phelan, 'Camassia after the Rain', commended
Minghui Yuan, 'Peep through the Window', highly commended
Petar Sabol, 'Butterfly Wing V', commended
Bruno Militelli, 'Vortex Blossom', finalist
Christine Blanchin Dos Santos 'On the Look Out', highly commended
Dinah Jayes, 'Leaf Structure', commended
'Botanic Loop' by Bruno Militelli, winner of Macro Art.
Peter Pullan 'The Presence', finalist
Zhang Ye Fei's 'Shepherd's Purse Seed', 3rd place
Wei Fu, 'Jewels', commended
Tony North, 'Common Blues on Apple Mint', highly commended
Rob Blanken, 'The Hunter', commended
Rachele Z. Cecchini 'Wild Carrot Flowers in the Late Afternoon', commended
Qasim Syed, 'Silver-Studded Blues on Heather', commended
Peter Pullan, 'Enigma Rubra', commended
More winners
Zhang Ye Fei's 'Shepherd's Purse Seed', 3rd placeWei Fu, 'Jewels', commendedTony North, 'Common Blues on Apple Mint', highly commendedBruno Militelli, 'Vortex Blossom', finalistChristine Blanchin Dos Santos 'On the Look Out', highly commended
Daisy Bowie-Sell is digital editor of Gardens Illustrated. She has previously worked at the Daily Telegraph, Time Out London as deputy theatre editor and was editor in chief of WhatsOnStage. She loves her own garden but is most often inspired by the Oudolf Field at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, which she lives near.
Bruno Militelli, 'Vortex Blossom', finalist
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