20 Winning Images From The Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year Awards

Food and photographs go very well together and the prestigious Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year award celebrates the art of food photography. The winners of this esteemed competition were recently announced and the entries are mind-blowing. 

#1 1st Place, Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year (China): Anchang Sugar Dance Artist By Zhonghua Yang

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Taken in Anchang, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The process of pulling sugar is a local specialty. This process is very skillful and the master appears to be dancing when pulling the white sugar.

The photograph has been also awarded The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action.

#2 1st Place, Young – 10 And Under: Peaches By Maja Kowalczyk (Poland)

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One of my favorite summer fruits, photographed under a tree in our garden.

#3 1st Place, Bring Home The Harvest: In The Storm By Khanh Phan Thi (Vietnam)

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Lap An Lagoon in Hue province in the dry season. When the water recedes, the fish are stuck in puddles and when the tide is low, people often go fishing here. When I arrived at Lap An Lagoon, the storm came. The people who were with me were very afraid of lightning, but I stayed to witness the change of the storm when Heaven and Earth seemed to be connected by wind and water. I tried to stay calm, to forget my fear and shoot this moment. I think things that survive in harsh conditions are always great.

#4 1st Place, Pink Lady® Moments Of Joy: Hanging Up Persimmons By Zhonghua Yang (China)

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Autumn on the loess slopes of Shanxi Province, China. The mountainous region located in the Taihang Mountains, is so cold and dry that making hanging persimmon cakes is the main source of income for local farmers. This year’s persimmons are harvested, peeled and dressed, and hung under the eaves in bunches, waiting for the persimmons to soften and freeze, hoping they will bring a good price in the New Year.

#5 1st Place, Claire Aho Award For Women Photographers: Adua By Carla Sutera Sardo (Italy)

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Adua’s kitchen is part of a journey down memory lane of an 86-year-old woman who had to leave her lifelong home during the covid pandemic.

The photograph has been also awarded Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (Europe).

#6 1st Place, Mpb Award For Innovation: Flowing Still Life: Greengrocery Project By Elisa Villa (Italy)

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Vegetables or green fish?

#7 1st Place, Hotel Art Group Cream Of The Crop: Mushrooms In Seville Market By Susan Astor-Smith (Australia)

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The mushrooms at Mercado de Triana in Seville immediately caught my eye with their strong shapes, lines and textures. Black and white perfectly suited the graphic detail of this image.

#8 1st Place, Young – 11 – 14: Flaming Lamb Skewers By Jacqueline Tsang (New Zealand)

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At a bustling night market in Pakuranga, stands line the aisles of a once-dull car park, bringing it back to life. A chef works passionately in his stall, and curious customers watch as he fetches bundles of skewers – evidently prepared earlier – and lays them neatly along the edge of the grill before sprinkling them generously with seasoning. After waiting for the meat to cook, he flips each set over, summoning a blazing tower of flames, much to the spectators’ delight.

#9 1st Place, Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year (South East Asia): Drying Fish By Khanh Phan Thi (Viet Nam)

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These women are drying fish but they appear to be connecting the coloured patches together. The details of the fish remind us of Van Gogh’s watercolour paintings.

#10 Overall Winner: The Candy Man By Jon Enoch (United Kingdom)

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Pappu Jaiswal – a candyfloss seller in Mumbai, India holds his display of brightly colored confectionery on the streets near to Versova Beach. Never more popular than in the age of social media for some eye-catching likes, the pink sugar clouds are popular for those looking for an affordable treat.

The photograph has also been awarded 1st Place in the Street Food category.

#11 1st Place, Student Food Photographer Of The Year Supported By The Royal Photographic Society: Amazonian Foodscape By Kim Bainbridge (United Kingdom)

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An imaginative scene that could be somewhere in the dense Amazonian jungle. Made out of food.

#12 1st Place, Food For The Family: Slurping Spaghetti By Catherine Falls (Ireland)

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Spag bol is always a winner in our house and the leftovers are enjoyed for lunch the next day, as my youngest daughter demonstrates in this image.

#13 1st Place, Unearthed® Food For Sale: Selling Fish By Md Mahabub Hossain Khan (Bangladesh)

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Naya Bazaar is one of the oldest weekly fish markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We can see rare and expensive species of fish here that cannot usually be seen in other markets.

#14 1st Place, Food Influencer: Lost Love – Grandfather By Indu Vishwanath Singh (India)

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Grandfather with his love’s favourite fruit, still unable to take off his ring after her death. Food connects us emotionally and this is a true example.

#15 1st Place, Young – 15 – 17: Spices Of Indian Household By Amitha A. R. (India)

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This image is my depiction of the ruling spices in Indian cuisine, showcasing the vibrant colors of powdered turmeric and chili exploding in the hands.

#16 1st Place, Production Paradise Previously Published: The New Pigs In Blanket By Kris Kirkham And Lola Faura (United Kingdom)

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The ultimate hero pig in blanket.

#17 1st Place, Champagne Taittinger Food For Celebration: Dinner With The King And Queen Of Sweden By Jonas Borg (Sweden)

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“Sverigemiddagen” (the Dinner of Sweden), an annual event held at the Royal Castle in Stockholm, celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to their local communities. Invited guests are honoured for their achievements and are hosted by the King and Queen of Sweden at a grand dinner.

#18 1st Place, Food Stylist Award: Trio Of Cake By Keiron George (United Kingdom)

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This image is one of several in the collection ‘Beauty in Destruction’ shot with Frankie Turner.

#19 1st Place, Food Stylist Award: Say When… By Keiron George (United Kingdom)

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This image is one of several in the collection ‘Beauty in Destruction’ shot with Frankie Turner.

#20 1st Place, Food In The Field: Dinner Is Ready By Felipe Pizano (United Kingdom)

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Sow taking a nap in a hole, meanwhile her piglets feed themselves in the hot weather of Palenque, close to Cartagena, Colombia.