We received a record 336 entries and the standard was incredibly high across all eight classes. The judges certainly had their work cut out selecting the winners!
The first, second and third places in each class are awarded prize money. The overall winners of each class also receive prize points towards AGS Artistic Medals. (This is a great opportunity for our overseas members to win an AGS medal, as they’re unable to bring plants to our shows.)
The first place entries of each class are featured below.
*Overall 2017 Photographic Competition winner*
Photographer: Karen Gregory, London, UK.
Subject: Pulsatilla alpina subsp. apifolia
Location: Sella Pass, Dolomites, Italy (June 2016)
Camera: Nikon D60 (DSLR)
Photographer: Arne Jakobsen, Støren, Norway
Subject: Saxifraga porophylla
Location: Abruzzo, Italy (May 2012)
Camera: Nikon D700 (DSLR
Photographer: Zeng Gang, Sichuan Alpine Ecology Study Centre, China
Subject: Meconopsis punicea
Location: Balangshan, Sichuan Province, China (June 2017)
Camera: Nikon D810
Photographer: Martin & Anna-Liisa Sheader, Southampton, UK
Subject: Gentiana sp.
Location: Jiri Papousek’s garden, Czech Republic (May 2017)
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III (DSLR)
Photographer: Hilary Birks, Bjørndalstrae, Norway
Subject: Tall-herb alpine bed
Location: Own garden, Bjørndalstrae, Norway (June 2017)
Camera: Nikon CoolPix A900 (compact)
Photographer: Arne Jakobsen, Støren, Norway
Subject: Life and death on a Scrophularia
Location: Abruzzo, Italy (May 2012)
Camera: Nikon D700 (DSLR)
Photographer: Harry Jans, Loenen, Netherlands.
Subject: Huanglong Temple at 3,550m
Location: Sichuan, China (October 2010)
Camera: Nikon D90 (DSLR)
Photographer: Hilary Birks, Bjørndalstrae, Norway
Subject: Imprisoned thistle flower (Schmalhausenia nidulans)
Location: Almaty Observatory, Kazakhstan (June 2008)
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 (compact)
In time, all 336 entries will be added to our online image gallery.
Entries are now open for our 2018 Photographic Competition, so be on the lookout for photo opportunities!
The prizes are:
First : £40 + 5 points towards AGS Medals
Second: £20
Third: £10
The overall competition winner receives a bonus prize of £40.
The deadline is 1 December 2018.
See the rules for entry here.