30 Delicious Photographs From The 2023 Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year Awards

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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).

"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.

The ultimate hero pig in blanket.

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

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.

Vegetables or green fish?

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.

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.

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.

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

A Venetian fritto misto from Venice to London with love.

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

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

Saturday afternoon street food in Galle Fort, Sri Lanka.

This image was taken from my visit to Shwe Gu Orphanage monastery in Old Bagan, Myanmar, in 2018. I visited this monastery for 3 days and observed their daily routines. Most of these children have lost their parents and have no family. They are training to be Buddhist monks. These children have very difficult lives in a difficult place, yet they are very happy and grateful. They are thankful for the simplicity of life that they have.

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

While shooting in the northern town of Saint Louis in Senegal, I ventured into the neighborhood of Guet N'Dar, meeting its people, trying to understand the community with the help of my guide when I came across this spot. All that was there were the jeans and the door with the Senegalese flag. I waited and I waited and this is by far my favorite capture from that long wait.

Lone fisherman on Matanzas beach in Chile early morning.

Chef is handling eggs in preparation for pasta making in the kitchen at Farina Ponsonby in Auckland NZ.

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

The beauty that the Chapel Barrel Room (the building dates back to the mid 1390's) at Fitapreta Vinhos emitted early one evening compelled me to capture its pure serenity. I suppose any chapel should evoke such compulsion in one, whether full of perfectly stacked barrels or not.