Jürgen Becker is „Features Photographer of the Year 2011“
The international successfull garden photographer Jürgen Becker has won the Garden Media Guild award in London fort he third time in succession. This time he receives the highly demanded award as ‚Features Photographer of the Year“
for his cover garden feature „A Dutch Tapestry“ with pictures of the Dutch garden of Madelien van Hasselt, published in the famous magazine Gardens Illustrated September 2011
Judges’ comments
The standard in this category was incredibly high, with several entries grabbing the attention of the judges. Many photographers use sunrise and sunset to their advantage (not a new technique, obviously), which makes for many breathtaking shots across the entire category. Gardens Illustrated entered a large body of work, all of which was beautiful, and should be commended for consistently supporting outstanding feature photography.
The winning entry stands head and shoulders above all others, and the decision to award Jurgen with this coveted accolade was totally unanimous. Every single picture was beautiful, but together all the images make for a breathtaking feature, with skilled and consistent interpretation of light. With a broad selection of wide and mid shots, along with superb plant portraits, the picture set had everything. What's more, the pictures make the viewer want to be transported to the garden instantly - they're simply lovely.
Winner of the Garden Media Guild Award 2010
Jürgen Becker is again winner of the ‚Garden Media Guild Award’, this time as „Photographer of the Year 2010“.
The judge’s comment: „The judges felt that Jürgen Becker’s collection of images consistently showed a great use of exposure, focus and composition.
It was this combined use of focus and exposure, that put him above the competition.“
Winner of the Garden Media Guild Award 2009
First ‚Garden Oscar’ for German Photographer.
The jury of the Garden Media Guild, which confers the highly demanded ‚Garden Oscars’ every year in december in London, named Jürgen Becker as first German photographer‚Best Features Photographer of the Year 2009’ for his feature of the private garden of the famous garden designer Piet Oudolf ‚On a Cold and Frosty Morning’, published in ‚Gardens Illustrated’.
The comment of the jury: „ It must have taken weeks of waiting to get the perfect frosty morning. Jürgen consistently demonstrates his outstanding technical use of light.“