The winners of the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Broccolini® have been announced from more than 10,000 entries.
The Elderly Having Delicious Food by Chinese photographer Xiaoling Li has been crowned the Overall Winner.
The image, which had first won the Food for the Family supported by The Felix Project category, was taken in Shuangliu Ancient Town in the Sichuan Province of China.
Overall winner (and Food for the Family supported by the the Felix Project). In an early spring afternoon in Shuangliu Ancient Town, Sichuan Province, China, five elderly ladies in their eighties sit together. Wearing colourful jackets and wool hats, they happily eat the famous Sichuan snack ‘Spring rolls’. A wrap of thin homemade dough, filled with cucumber, carrot, and shredded scallions, drizzled with green mustard, Sichuan pepper, red oil, sweet sauce, and sprinkled with sesame seeds. They are “setting up a Dragon Gate formation” – an expression used in China to refer to neighbourhood friends coming together to chat, gossip and share stories. | Xiaoling Li/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
“The elderly ladies in the picture are ‘setting up a Dragon Gate formation’,” says photographer Xiaoling Li. “This is an expression used in China to refer to neighborhood friends coming together to chat, gossip and share stories.
They eat the famous Sichuan snack ‘Spring rolls’. Food makes these people happy; they enjoy a beautiful and joyful life.”
Australian photographers performed well in the competition - with six finalist images. James Ward Breen won 2nd place in the World Food Programme Food for Life category with a photo he took in the small village of Gaoui in southern Chad, Kotoko, which captures maize being pounded as the community comes together to prepare a meal.
James Ward Breen, The rhythm of life//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
Claudia Anton was the photographer behind an impressive three finalist images. She scooped 2nd place in the Food Influencer category for her cinematic take on handmade pink pasta that was originally inspired by her pink striped dress.
Claudia Anton, Stripes on stripes//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
She was also Highly Commended in the same category for a capture of a pear tart, and awarded 3rd place in the Tiptree Cake Award for her photograph of a vintage styled ornate cake, which was inspired by Wedgwood Jasperware.
Claudia Anton, Swirly pear tart//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Claudia Anton, A fanciful cake in a sea of tranquil green//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
In addition, Kate Ireland was awarded 3rd place in the Cream of the Crop category for her stunning close-up of pink oyster mushrooms, and Alana Dimou was Highly Commended in the Production Paradise Previously Published category for an image she’d shot for the rebrand of meal delivery service 'The Dinner Ladies'.
Kate Ireland, Pink oyster mushrooms close-up//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Alana Dimou, The dinner ladies//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
You can see a selection of the winning images in the competition below. To see the online gallery of all the 2025 finalists, visit the World Food Photography Awards website.
Winner of Bring Home the Harvest category, Chang Jiangbin. After the rice harvest, the river water filled the paddy fields, and at some point, some fish from the river ended up here too. After school, the two children went to the field together to catch fish with their covers. Approaching quietly, leaping vigorously, and pouncing towards the target. | Chang Jiangbin/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration category winner, Đặng Hoài Anh. Banh hoi is a specialty dish in Vietnam found in many places such as Binh Thuan, Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Phu Yen, Nha Trang and Binh Dinh. The cake is made from rice flour and has an elaborate and meticulous preparation process. Banh hoi is often eaten with scallion oil, roasted meat, grilled meat and pork offal. This is an indispensable dish in holidays, death anniversaries, weddings, and ceremonies at communal houses and pagodas of the people. It is a culinary culture of the locality. World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®/suppliedWinner of the Hotel Art Group Food Stylist Award, Costas Millas. Part of a wider food story concept titled Spaghetti. Exploring how ingredients could be styled in playful and innovative ways – a spaghetti strand maze guarding a delicious meatball at its center. | Costas Millas/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Winner of the Hotel Art Group Food Stylist Award, Costas Millas. Part of a wider food story concept titled Spaghetti. A bold and fun capture brings to life the saying in the image title and the self-imposed challenge of styling a broken plate of food on the floor and still making it appetizing and appealing. | Costas Millas/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Winner of the The James Beard Foundation Photography Award, Luke Copping. Tom Moriarty and his wife, Caitlin, own Moriarty Meats and its adjacent restaurant, Cafe Bar Moriarty. Moriarty Meats is a whole-animal butcher shop in Buffalo, NY, sourcing local meats and inspired by traditional European butcheries. Tom and his team work exclusively by hand. | Luke Copping//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Winner of The Bimi® Prize, Ryan Kost. Monks at a temple in Angkor Wat, Cambodia prepare traditional Buddhist offerings. This practice is deeply symbolic in Buddhism, often representing celebration, gratitude, respect and devotion to the Buddha, and the teaching and monastic community. The intricate arrangement of fruits and flowers emphasizes mindfulness and respect. | Ryan Kost//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Food in the field category winner, Susan Lang. A litter of free range Large Black piglets. The Large Black is a rare breed and is Britain’s only all black pig. Adults weigh up to 350kg and have distinctive floppy ears that fall over their eyes, making them them a challenge to photograph! They will eat anything, including my flash diffuser. World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Winner of the Street Food category, Debdatta Chakraborty. During the Ramadan months, Kolkata turns into a foodie’s paradise. Just after noon, huge ovens are lit and giant paranthas are prepared for the iftar. Not only Muslims, but people from all communities, throng around the food stalls, making it a culinary haven. | Debdatta Chakraborty//World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Overall Winner of Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (and People sub-category), Heather Daenitz. Under the glow of a tractor’s lights, vineyard workers handpick Pinot Noir in the cool, misty midnight air at Sanford & Benedict Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills, an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located at the western end of the Santa Ynez Valley in California’s Central Coast wine region. One worker adds his contribution to the back of the tractor, a cascade of Pinot Noir falling from his picking bin. | Heather Daenitz/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Places, Alessandro Anglisani. This image, taken in July 2024, captures a vineyard in Oltrepò Pavese, a historical region in the province of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. The trees on the road act as a backdrop to emphasize the scene in its natural and, at the same time, anthropized beauty. | Alessandro Anglisani/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®Winner of the Cream of the Crop category, Dorien Paymans. Part of the series ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ where I captured the process of baking sourdough bread while incorporating the symbolism of the Japanese Ensō sign (imperfect circle). Preparing food and photography are both mindful activities where calmness and creativity exist in the moment of creation. This makes the combination of both so magical. | Dorien Paymans/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Brocolini®
