“Magdalena has created this stunning, shimmering play on light, as she elevates this humble butterfly to the heavens. The magic of this capture is literally in the very air, with raindrops and macro lens used to great effect […] I offer her my congratulations for achieving this most amazing distinction,” Head Judge of the competition Tyrone McGlinchey commented.
This is the third time that Magdalena Wasiczek has been awarded the prestigious prize. After the ceremony, she said that each of her IGPOTY victories was a “great surprise”.
“These victories came in different periods of my photographic path, but I enjoyed it in the same way. Like a child!” she explained.
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„But of course – winning the top prize for the third time makes me feel like a champion of climbing Seven Summits,” she added.
As it can be read in her official online biography, Magdalena Wasiczek “pursues her artistic interests in the area of nature photography, macro photography and creating original paintings of the natural world. In this area she worked out her own poetic and majestic style.” She describes her work as “photography raising awareness to the beauty of nature.”
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“I want the audience to present my vision of the world, this idyllic paradise of fairy tales. I hope that looking at my pictures, for a while, wake up a child inside them because the world in the eyes of children is always more colourful, fascinating, mysterious, and full of surprises,” she writes about her passion.
Cover photo: Igpoty.com
Author: Sébastien Meuwissen
From the editor: Magda’s photo is exhibited at the London Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew until the 6th of March.
