The

RHS Photographic Competition

inspires young and old alike to get outdoors and record how enriching and inspiring gardens and plants can be.

There are nine different categories in the competition, designed to have a broad appeal to aspiring entrants and cover different gardening-related topics:

• Celebrating Gardens • Welcoming Garden Wildlife • Pure plants • Abstract • Urban Gardening • Under 18s (age 11-17) • Under 11s • Social Media • Portfolio

Entrants are permitted to enter 5 images, not exceed 10MB, and is recommended to be at least 1200 pixels on the longest length. Black and white images are eligible for all categories.

Digital adjustments that maintain the integrity of the image are allowed but is not permitted to make any major physical change to the image apart from in the

Abstract

or

Portfolio

categories, where there are no restrictions.

Entrants remain the copyright holder to any images submitted.

There is no entry fee

.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to both amateur and professional photographers.

Prize

The winner of the

RHS Photographic Competition 2018

will receive

5,000 GBP

(

approx. 6,345 USD

). The

Young Winner of the RHS Photographic Competition 2018

will receive

750 GBP Wex Photographic vouchers

.

Winners will be announced and exhibited during a summer

RHS Flower Show

; the exhibition will then tour the RHS Gardens at dates to be confirmed.