MARINA WALKER
GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER
Marina Walker is an award-winning published garden photographer working with designers, private clients and those in the horticulture and floristry industries. She is based on the Hertfordshire & North London border, and works on commissions across the UK.
Aside from gardens, Marina has a keen interest in photographing people, places and commercial projects.
Whilst Marina has been surrounded by cameras for as long as she can remember (still owning her childhood Miranda Solo Panorama 35mm!), garden and plant photography became a means of documenting the changing seasons in the garden she inherited from her late mother in 2014. Through this meaningful hobby, Marina developed a love for plants and honed her photographic skills, discovering a particular fondness for capturing ‘plant portraits’.
With the encouragement of those who admired her work, she decided to pursue photography full-time.
With a degree and interest in History of Art, Marina’s understanding of photography goes beyond the practical. Her knowledge of artistic movements has informed her approach to capturing the beauty of plants, with inspiration ranging from Impressionism and Modernism to the Dutch Masters.
Marina’s style of photography has an emphasis on colour, detail and a creative use of light and shadow. Marina welcomes naturalistic vibrancy and aims to capture the richness of plants and joy of gardens in her work.
As well as garden photography commissions, Marina teaches 1:1 flower photography workshops in-person and online for those wishing to increase their skills, and speaks at events about her photography.
She has an online print shop and an extensive catalogue of photographic greeting cards which are stocked in independent retailers across the UK, Europe & North America, and national stores including Ryman Design and Funky Pigeon.
Her debut solo exhibition was held at Myddelton House Gardens in September 2021
Full member of The Garden Media Guild and Professional Garden Photographers’ Association
Representation: GAP Photos Ltd. (photography licensing), The London Studio (greeting card licensing)
AWARDS
Garden Media Guild Awards, Winner ‘Portfolio Photographer of the Year’ 2024
International Garden Photographer of the Year: Highly Commended ‘Captured at Kew’, Competition 17, 2024
Garden Media Guild Awards: Finalist ‘Portfolio Photographer of the Year’ 2023
The Henries Greeting Card Awards: Shortlisted ‘Best Photographic Range’ 2022
RHS Photographic Competition: Shortlisted ‘Social Media’ Category 2016, 2017, 2018
Manoj Malde, Marina Walker and Edmund Jackson at the GMG Awards 2024. © Wayne La
