International Garden Photographer of the Year: Exhibition 18

The launch exhibition of the 18th International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition will return to Kew Gardens this coming February.

In February 2025, IGPOTY touring exhibition 18 will launch at Kew Gardens and will feature a curated selection of high-placed photographs. The competition is a celebration of our planet’s green spaces, flora, fauna, and fungi showcased via some of the world’s finest photography. 

Some of the main categories on display in the exhibition will include returning classics such as; ‘The Beauty of Plants’, ‘Beautiful Gardens’, ‘Breathing Spaces’, ‘Trees, Woods, and Forests’, ‘Wildflower Landscapes’, and ‘Wildlife in the Garden’. The most recent category addition ‘The World of Fungi’ will be on display, as well as the environmental category ‘Plants & Planet’ and the artistic category ‘Abstract Views’. 

The ’Portfolios’ competition will be represented which is run in association with The Royal Photographic Society. Also on display will be photographs from the ‘Captured at Kew’ Special Award (Kew Gardens is the only venue to physically exhibit images from this Special Award). 

The main categories, as well as the ‘Captured at Kew’ Special Award of the current Competition 18, close for entries on October 31st 2024 (at 12 Noon GMT). The entry for the next main Competition 19 categories will open for entries in January/February 2025. To find out more, please visit the IGPOTY website.