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With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to appreciate one of the season’s most recognizable symbols: pumpkins! To celebrate, the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® has shared 22 pumpkin photos from its archive, featuring work by photographers from around the world.

From colorful pumpkin patches and unusual varieties to artistic still lifes that look like paintings, these photos show just how many ways photographers can capture this autumn favorite. Some are all about the beauty of pumpkins, while others show what a little creativity can do with such a simple subject.

And if you’re a photographer yourself, you might want to check this out: entries are now open for the 2027 contest. Photographers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to enter. Explore the categories and submit your photos on the official website.

But for now, stick with us and scroll down to see these creative pumpkin shots, showcasing this autumn favorite in all kinds of unexpected ways!

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#1

Previously Published: Pumpkin By Marc Peverelli

Close-up of a large orange-red pumpkin against a dark background

Marc Peverelli/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

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    #2

    Food In The Field: Pumpkins By Andrew Newey

    Bright orange pumpkins scattered across a frosty field under a foggy sunrise.

    On a cold autumn morning, the sun gradually appears through the mist over a pumpkin patch in the New Forest National Park, England.

    Andrew Newey/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #3

    Cake Award: Pumpkin Spice Cake By Celina Hruschka

    Decoared autumn cake with pumpkin icing art beside a smoking candle.

    Celina Hruschka/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #4

    World Food Programme Food For Life: A Pumpkin With Purpose, Working To Help Mental Health Recovery By Ronni Allen

    A pair of hands holding a large grey ribbed pumpkin close to the body.

    Ronni Allen/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

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    #5

    Claire Aho Award For Women Photographers: Autumn Banquet By Hester Blankestijn

    Still life display with two green parrots perched near fresh fruit and pumpkins.

    This classical still life shows the abundance of autumn. A table full of different food is visited by two tropical birds who are looking for some treats. This still life with birds is part of an ongoing series in the Dutch visual language of the Golden Age.

    Hester Blankestijn/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

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    #6

    Cream Of The Crop : Portrait Of A Pumpkin By Simone Da Lima

    Fresh slice of orange pumpkin with seeds showing on a rustic surface.

    Pumpkin in all its simplicity and beauty.

    Simone da Lima/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #7

    Cream Of The Crop : Palette Of Pumpkins By Sally Ann Stone

    Top view of colorful pumpkins and gourds in orange, green, white, and yellow.

    This colourful collection of pumpkins and squashes reveal some fantastic shapes and textures when photographed at the end of chilly autumn afternoon and in the perfect light of the day

    Sally Ann Stone/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

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    #8

    Food Infuencer: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes By Jana CÁhová

    Elegant white pumpkin displayed on a pedestal dish over dark green velvet.

    Jana Cáhová/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #9

    Food In The Field: Versailles Pumpkin B John E. Kelly

    Top view black and white close up of a ribbed pumpkin with vines.

    Pumpkin patch in The Queen's Hamlet, Versailles

    www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com Report

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    #10

    On The Phone In Support Of Action Against Hunger: Squash Blossom By Linda Repasky

    Patch of bright orange pumpkins growing on vines in a field near a farm silo.

    In the field, squash blossoms and their curly tendrils have an undeniable charm.

    Linda Repasky/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    Multa Nocte (she/her 8647)
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    1 hour ago

    This is lovely!

    #11

    Cream Of The Crop: Pumpkin Treasure By Antonia Larrian

    Person wearing a knit sweater holding a large heirloom pumpkin.

    Antonia Larrian/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

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    #12

    Food Stylist Award: Autumnal Produce By Barbora Baretic

    Rustic fall still life featuring various pumpkins, corn cobs, a small bird figurine, and a smoking candle.

    My favourite season in a frame.

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    #13

    Food Stylist Award: Pumpkin Panorama By Aidan Sean Jinkens

    Large collection of orange pumpkins displayed outdoors on wooden pallets in a pumpkin patch.

    Huge range of pumpkins for sale in New Orleans for Halloween.

    Aidan Sean Jinkens/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #14

    Food Stylist Award: Pumpkin Buns By Carolin Strothe

    Artistic arrangement of mini pumpkin rolls and small real pumpkins served on a round wire rack.

    Soft pumpkin brioche buns, shaped like small pumpkins. To make the optical illusion perfect, they were photographed between real pumpkins.

    Carolin Strothe/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #15

    Award For Innovation: Miss Gourd-Geous By Daisy May Nixon

    Whimsical human figure skillfully crafted from stacked gourds and pumpkins on a dark background.

    Looking glamorous with her handbag, Miss Gourd-Geous is poised to step out onto the catwalk.

    Daisy May Nixon/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    13 minutes ago

    That's not a handbag, it's a minaudiere

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    #16

    Food Influencer: Lumière D_automne By Deborah Trocchia

    A single large pumpkin resting on a vintage ornate chair beside a curtain.

    Deborah Trocchia/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #17

    Award For Innovation: Pumpkin Time By Květa Trčková

    Blue jacket on a hanger with sliced grey and orange pumpkins and a fedora above

    This photo was taken as a weekly photo challenge. I love creating still life and working with raw materials, fruit and vegetables. I like to combine ordinary things to create my alternative world where there is something mysterious. When it's pumpkin time, why take an ordinary photo? I like my imagination and since I can't paint much, I paint with my camera.

    Květa Trčková/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #18

    Food Influencer: A Bowl Of Squash By Aimee Twigger

    A person seated near a rustic table featuring a bowl of small pumpkins

    A bowl of autumn squash, Inspired by Vermeer. We had left them in a bowl by the window before a shoot and I loved the light and the colours.

    Aimee Twigger/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #19

    Cream Of The Crop: Portrait Of A Pumpkin By Seema Rose

    A sliced orange pumpkin with exposed seeds on a wooden board

    Seema Rose/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #20

    Cream Of The Crop: The Return Of The Pumpkin By Joanna Maclennan

    A textured brown pumpkin sitting on folded linen fabrics

    The pumpkin that called to me - bargained for at the local market.

    Joanna Maclennan/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #21

    Food In The Field: Displaying The Harvest In The Forde Abbey Kitchen Garden By Zachary Culpin

    Aerial view of a farm field with rows of harvested pumpkins laid out neatly.

    The kitchen garden harvest at Forde Abbey. Nine different varieties of almost 500 pumpkins, squashes and gourds picked and displayed at Forde Abbey on the Dorset/Somerset border. Forde Abbey, which is now open to the public, is a former Cistercian monastery dating back to the early 12th century.

    Zachary Culpin/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report

    #22

    Claire Aho Award For Women Photographers: Gourd-Geous Gown By Emma Dunham

    Woman wearing a dress made of miniature pumpkins lying dramatically on a bed of autumn leaves.

    Emma Dunham/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® Report