Discover the stunning portfolio photography entries celebrating the beauty of plant life for the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2025, at the Saatchi Gallery, London*
Meet the photography exhibitors and explore their entries for the 2025 competition:
Photography portfolioElemental Weaving
Christine is a botanical, garden and landscape photographer and garden historian. She has spent extended periods in Japan photographing Kyoto’s temple gardens, Hokkaido’s snowscapes and bonsai masterpieces. Christine writes about 17th century English gardens and runs tours and courses on English and Japanese gardens.
Photography portfolioColumbia Road
Adam is based in South-East London in the UK and is passionate about plant photography in urban and suburban places. He likes to capture plants in gardens, markets and wherever plants and humans come together.
Photography portfolioTinos Roadside
Benn, based in London, is from a farming family in Durham, England. Growing up in a working agricultural landscape sparked a captivation in the plant life that surrounded him. That fascination persisted after moving to the city where he continues to document the flora in his world.
Photography portfolioFloating Forests
Konrad is a self-taught photographer captivated by the immersive potential of spherical panoramas. His exploration of this medium has evolved into a passionate pursuit, primarily focused on the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest. Drawn to gnarled trees and hidden wonders, Konrad’s images invite viewers to step inside his unique perspective, encouraging a deeper exploration beyond conventional vision.
Photography portfolioWater Lilies
Jo lives in rural north Dorset and works as a field botanist. She has spent many years recording wild plants and intimate landscapes around her home using creative photographic techniques. By revisiting the same locations throughout the seasons and over the years she has developed a deep connection to the local countryside and its flora.
Photography portfolioThrough A Window
Andrea has been photographing gardens, plants and landscapes around the globe professionally for 30 years. She is passionate about sharing her enthusiasm with others to appreciate the natural world and hopes her work will inspire greater care of it.
Photography portfolioCome Into My Garden
Rachel is an award-winning photographer who lives, walks and works among the Chiltern hills and landscape. She uses a variety of cameras and techniques to respond to and illustrate her response to the land and natural world around her.
Photography portfolioAcacia Cyclops
South African-born photographer Fran, while documenting the Cape Floral Kingdom, was drawn to the alien Acacia Cyclops trees, destined for removal to protect the region’s flora. She sought an ant’s-eye view to capture their twisted trunks, isolated against the sky, evoking the delicate beauty of Japanese paintings.
Photography portfolioPlant Tapestries
Val Glenny lives in Sheffield, Yorkshire producing beautiful, complex and original pieces of botanical art. Each piece takes many hours to create with as much attention to detail as to the whole image.
Photography portfolioTuscan Olive Trees: Olea europaea
Hugh is an international, award-winning photographer and author based in Hertfordshire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and a member of The London Salon of Photography. He has been active for over seven decades and has amassed a vast collection of images from which to produce prints that illustrate his enchanting and unique style.
Photography portfolioAudley End: An English Heritage Garden
Lachlan lives within walking distance of Audley End House and has been a volunteer there for the last year. This has provided regular opportunities to photograph the gardens and the gardeners who have been a real inspiration. Capturing their work and dedication has been very rewarding and will be an ongoing project.
Photography portfolioBig Bold Brassicaceae
Heidi is a fine art photographer living in Boise, Idaho where she cultivates a half-acre garden. Her work is inspired by her love and passion for both gardening and photography. She enjoys the quiet, serene nature of gardening and loves that she can cultivate something beautiful from a simple seed. Gardening is the nourishment that inspires her passion for photography.
Photography portfolioGolden Sunflowers
Elizabeth Kazda is an American artist known for her intricate works created through in-camera multiple exposures. She explores various forms of symmetry, including mandalas and translations. Her husband is a passionate gardener who provides her with many beautiful plants to photograph.
Photography portfolioPortraits of UK Garden Plants in Late Autumn
Celia is a flower photographer and IT lecturer. Equally happy behind the camera capturing the beauty of plants as in front of a computer absorbed in image editing blend modes, filters and painting with digital brushes.
Photography portfolioThe Water of Life
Tony is a macro photographer based in Manchester, England. He loves shooting small things such as insects, flowers and fungi. He has made numerous visits to the nearby RHS Garden Bridgewater and found great inspiration in the wonderful array of flowers and other plants growing there.
Photography portfolioThe Seasons in Season
Michele is a London-based artist whose international career in commercial, editorial and fine art photography spans three decades. In this series he explores the natural cycles of the growing season through the kaleidoscope of flora from the gardens of Goodnestone Park, in Kent. Michele’s multi layered and vibrant arrangements advocate the importance of sustainable and local farming and floriculture.
Photography portfolioInterconnectedness Of Life
Sabine is an artistic photographer based in Hampshire. ‘Interconnectedness of Life’ draws from her experience as a veterinary surgeon. She pursues multiple creative interests, but photography is her passion. Portraiture, whether of people, fauna, or flora, is Sabine’s favourite genre, though she will happily put her creative stamp on any photographic style. Sabine is currently working on a book of photo-poetry.
Photography portfolioLes Jardins d’Etretat, A Modern Topiary Garden
Originally from France, Annaïck now lives in the UK where she works as a photographer specialising in garden and botanical photography. She loves capturing gardens, inspiring spaces that reflect the unique vision of their creators, especially when they are immersed in the glowing light of the sunrise or sunset.
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