The Garden Media Guild Awards 2009

The Garden Media Guild Awards celebrate the best in garden writing - including books, newspapers and magazines - photography, broadcasting - TV and radio - and new media - including gardening websites and gardening blogs. They are the garden media 'Oscars'.

 

Photography Awards

 

Book Photographer of the Year

Winner: Mark Diacono for his images in Veg Patch:
River Cottage Handbook Number 4, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.

Finalists:
Charles Hawes for his images in Discovering Welsh Gardens, published by Graffeg.
Andrea Jones for her images in Great Gardens of America, published by Frances Lincoln.
Allan Pollok-Morris for his images in Close, A Journey in Scotland, published by Northfield Print.
Gary Rogers for his images in Modern Garden Design, published by Becker Joest Volk Verlag AND for his images in Gardens of the Loire Valley, published by Callwey Verlag.

 

Features Photographer of the Year

Winner: Jurgen Becker for images in Cold & Frosty Morning published in Gardens Illustrated.

Finalists:
Nicola Brown for images in Green Serene published in Gardens Illustrated.
Michelle Garrett for images in Cranberries AND Snowdrops both published in Homes & Gardens.
Jason Ingram for images in Plantaholics Paradise published in Gardens Illustrated.
Lynn Keddie for images in Artistry al Fresco published in The English Garden.
Andrew Lawson for images in England’s Finest published in Gardens Illustrated.
Clive Nichols for images in Haven for Hellebores published in The Garden.
Sharon Pearson for images in Umbellifers published in Gardens Illustrated.
Jane Sebire for images in At Home with Arabella published in Gardens Illustrated.
Rachel Warne for images in Dream Landscape published in Gardens Illustrated AND Garden of Earthly Delights published in House & Garden.

 

Photography Portfolio of the Year

Winner: Tim Sandall

Finalists:
Jonathan Buckley
Paul Debois
Jason Ingram
Andrea Jones
Andrew Lawson
Marianne Majerus
Gary Rogers

 

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