Magdalena Wasiczek has been named the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) for her image 'The Stardust'.
Magdalena Wasiczek International Garden Photographer of the Year, 'The Stardust.'
It's the Polish photographer's third time winning the competition.
"Each time I won IGPOTY, [it was] a great surprise; these victories came in different periods of my photographic path, but I enjoyed it in the same way. Like a child!" she said.
Magdalena's image, which also won the Wildlife in the garden category, won her £5,000, with her image set to be exhibited at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London until 6 March.
Closer to home, photographer Anne Neiwand won third place in the Trees, Woods and Forests category, with her image Foggy Snow Gum, taken in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.
Trees, Woods & Forests, Third Place: Foggy Snow Gum, taken in Thredbo, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia, by Anne Neiwand
You can see the winners and finalists in all the categories of the competition below.
Wildflower Landscapes, First Place: Wildflower Explosion, taken in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, US, by Dennis FratesWildflower Landscapes, Second Place: Lupins at Dawn, taken in Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand, by Gigi WilliamsWildflower Landscapes, Third Place: Poppies and Cornflowers, taken in Castelluccio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy, by Gianluca GianferrariThe Beauty of Plants, First Place: Controluce, taken in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, by Gianluca BeniniThe Beauty of Plants, Second Place: Dwarf Poppy, taken in Trzebinia, Małopolska, Poland, by Magdalena WasiczekThe Beauty of Plants, Third Place: Mysterious Blue, taken in Cangshan Mountain, Dali, Yunnan Province, China, by Hailei ZhengThe World of Fungi, First Place: Mycena Swirl, taken in Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, UK, by Tony NorthThe World of Fungi, Second Place: Triple-headed Comatricha, taken in Buckinghamshire, England, UK, by Barry WebbThe World of Fungi, Third Place: Sulphur Tufts, taken in Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve, Lancashire, England, UK, by Tony NorthAbstract Views, First Place: Amaryllis and Honesty, taken in West Yorkshire, England, UK, by Ian GilmourAbstract Views, Second Place: Dancer, taken in Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, by Thorsten ScheuermannAbstract Views, Third Place: Arrangement for Crete, taken in Rockland County, New York, US, by Laurie PeekBeautiful Gardens, First Place: Greenery by the Pond, taken in Arboretum Wojsławice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, by Bożena PiotrowskaBeautiful Gardens, Second Place: Abundance, taken in Airfield Estate Gardens, Dundrum, County Dublin, Ireland, by Anna-Louise HallyBeautiful Gardens, Third Place: The Heart of the Garden, taken in Arboretum Wojsławice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, by Bożena PiotrowskaBreathing Spaces, First Place: Bamford Beauty, taken in Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, by Lee HowdleBreathing Spaces, Second Place: One Tree Hill, taken in Devon, England, UK, by Adam BurtonBreathing Spaces, Third Place: The King, taken in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina, by Andrea PozziPlants & Planet, First Place: Na Pali Coast, taken in Kauai Island, Hawaii, US, by Stuart ChapePlants & Planet, Second Place: Rotation, taken in Plitviče Lakes National Park, Croatia, by Mauro BattistelliPlants & Planet, Third Place: Painted Forest, taken in Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, US, by Xin ZhongWildlife in the Garden, Second Place: Common Green Grasshopper, taken in the Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah, US, by Ecaterina LeonteWildlife in the Garden, Third Place: Dunnock, taken in Padregnana, Lombardy, Italy, by Danilo Ernesto MelziTrees, Woods & Forests, First Place: The Wooden Army, taken in The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Italy, by Luigi RuoppoloTrees, Woods & Forests, Second Place: Highland Lochan, Autumn, taken in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, by Ross Brown
