Photo: Nargun Nardoo by Claire Bickle
Joy was an exceptional garden and flower photographer whose work featured in many publications in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Her death in 1993 was a shock to all who knew her and relied on her photos. The HMAA remembers her through this award which is made every second year in tandem with the Laurels (which are back again in 2026 in September in Adelaide).
This year there were six categories with a pleasing number of excellent entries via the HMAA website. Following peer voting online, here are the finalists in each category, a runner up and a winner.
Beautiful Plants
Finalists Michèle Adler, Claire Bickle, Kate Blood, Angus Stewart
Runner up: Angus Stewart
And the winner is…Claire Bickle
Creative Imagery
Finalists Claire Bickle, Kate Blood, George Hoad, Kim Woods Rabbidge
Runner up is Kim Woods Rabbidge
And the winner is…Kate Blood
Garden Inspiration (a new category for 2025)
Finalists Dianne Hall, Anne Smith, Angus Stewart, Kim Woods Rabbidge
Runner up is Kim Woods Rabbidge
And the winner is… Dianne Hall
Macro
Finalists are Faye Arcaro and Brent Whiter
Runner up is Faye Arcaro
And the winner is… Brent Whiter
Mystical Trees
Finalists are Faye Arcaro, Kate Blood, Chloe Thomson
Runner up is Kate Blood
And the winner is … Faye Arcaro
People in Horticulture (a new category for 2025)
Finalists Michele Adler, George Hoad, Kim Woods Rabbidge
Runner up is George Hoad
And the winner is… Kim Woods Rabbidge
