Photo Tony North/Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo Tony North/Photo courtesy of the BBC

Photographer Tony North has been named the winner of the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2023 competition for his image taken on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.

According to a report by the British news organization, photographers from all over the world participated in the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2023 competition.

The winner of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition was photographer Tony North, who took this photo on the island of La Palma, which is part of the Canary Islands.

The photo in question is titled Blue Tajinist, which also won first place in the Breathing Space section of the competition.

Now let’s take a look at some of the beautiful photos from this competition

Photo Barry Webb / Photo courtesy of BBC
Photo Barry Webb / Photo courtesy of BBC

Photographer Barry Webb won first place in the portfolios section of the 2023 Best Images competition, for which he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Photographic Society.

Photo by Gigi Williams / Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Gigi Williams / Photo courtesy of the BBC

The photo in question was taken by photographer Gigi Williams from the Namib desert in Namibia, which won first place in the Plants and Planets category. In this photo, the photographer shows a tree growing in the desert.

Photo by Claire Carter/Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Claire Carter/Photo courtesy of the BBC

Photographer Claire Carter captured a photo of fallen orchid flowers that won the competition’s Beauty of Plants category.

The photographer says he took this photo of a fallen orchid drying up and taking on a papery appearance.

Photo by Gianluca Bini / Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Gianluca Bini / Photo courtesy of the BBC

The winner of the Wildlife in the Garden category is this little bird, captured on camera by photographer Gianluca Bini.

This photo was taken from a garden in Verona, Italy.

Photo by Mark Bauer/Photo courtesy of BBC
Photo by Mark Bauer/Photo courtesy of BBC

Heather and Bracken, photographed by Mark Bauer, won the Wildflower Landscapes category in the competition.

This photo was taken by the photographer from the New Forest in Hampshire, England.

Photo by Caroline Pike/Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Caroline Pike/Photo courtesy of the BBC

The Beautiful Garden category was won by photographer Caroline Pike.

The photographer took this photo from a stream garden in the Netherlands that showcases natural beauty.

Photo by Jay Birmingham/Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Jay Birmingham/Photo courtesy of the BBC

The featured photo in The World of Fungi category took home the number one spot by photographer Jay Birmingham, who pictured 4 small mushrooms alongside one large mushroom.

This picture has been named ‘The Appearance of Autumn’ by the photographer.

Photo by Bernadette Baines / Photo courtesy of the BBC
Photo by Bernadette Baines / Photo courtesy of the BBC

Photographer Bernadette Bains named her image Frosted Silver Birch.

It took the photographer a day to capture this image and the image won the Trees, Woods and Forests category.