The PinkLady Food Photographer of the Year has announced its global winners for 2023, with a number of Australian photographers recognised in the awards that celebrate the best of food photography and film.
The Candy Man by UK photographer Jon Enoch won the overall prize for 2023.
Overall winner (and Street Food), John Enoch, The Candy Man. Pappu Jaiswal - a candyfloss seller in Mumbai, India holds his display of brightly coloured 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.
Enoch’s photograph, taken in the streets of western Mumbai, captures one of the city’s many candy-floss sellers who use unique ways to display their candy goods in the hope of attracting a buyer.
“I’m ecstatic to receive this award, it’s a real honor to get this recognition in such a prestigious competition laden with wonderful imagery,” said Enoch.
Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop category, Susan Astor-Smith, Mushrooms in Seville Market. ‘The mushrooms immediately caught my eye with their strong shapes, lines and textures,’ said Astor-Smith. ‘Black and white perfectly suited the graphic detail of this image,’ she said.
Closer to home, a monochromatic shot ‘Mushrooms in Seville Market’ by Australian photographer Susan Astor-Smith won the Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop category.
Rounding out the Australian finalists were photographer Emma Sheldrake, who had two finalist images, and food stylist Elisa De Cecchi, who won third place in the Food Stylist category.
This year’s global judging panel was chaired by food photographer David Loftus, and included: Christina Force, Photo Consultant, Speaker & Folio Editor, Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, Guardian News & Media, Chef Ian Kittichai, Restaurateur, Author & TV Host, Ella Ravilious, Curator, The V&A Museum and Nik Sharma, Cookbook author, Photographer, Columnist.
If you're in the UK, the exhibition of the 2023 Finalists will be premiering at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol. The exhibition runs from Saturday 20th May - Sunday 11th June.
You can see all the category winning images below.
Bring Home the Harvest category, Khanh Phan Thi, In the storm.Food for Celebration category, Jonas Borg, Dinner with the King and Queen of Sweden.Wedding Food Photographer category, Isabelle Hattink, Stories during dinner.Wine Photographer of the Year - Overall (and People), Thierry Gaudillère, Girl After Emptying a Tank at the End of the Fermentation.Wine Photographer of the Year category - Produce, Adrian Chitty, The eye.Food at the Table, Jesslyn Jocom, Thankful for the Simplicity in Life.Food for the Family, Catherine Falls, Slurping spaghetti.Food in the Field category, Felipe Pizano, Dinner is Ready.Food Influencer category, Indu Vishwanath Singh, Lost love, grandfather.Food Stylist Award, Keiron George (Photographer: Frankie Turner), Trio of cakes.Food Portraiture category, Cara Cormack (Stylist: Alice Ostan), Fritto misto.MPB Award for Innovation, Elisa Villa, Flowing Still Life: Greengrocery Project.On the Phone category, Hein van Tonder, Bonnet delights.Moments of Joy category, Zhonghua Yang, Hanging Up Persimmons.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (African Territory), Dianne Bibby, Gingery Pear & Treacle Sponge Pud.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (China), Zhonghua Yang, Anchang Sugar Dance Artist.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (Europe), Carla Sutera Sardo, Adua's kitchen.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (The Gulf), Rico X, Two by Two.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (New Zealand), Manja Wachsmuth, Eggs at Farina Ponsonby.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (South East Asia), Khanh Phan Thi, Drying fish.Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year (USA), David Sawyer, Chapel Barrel Room Fitapreta Vinhos Alentejo Portugal.Politics of Food, Mouneb Taim, Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins in Idlib, Syria.Previously Published category, Kris Kirkham (Stylist: Lola Faura), The new pigs in blanket.Student Food Photographer of the Year, Kim Bainbridge, Amazonian foodscape.Food For Sale category, Md Mahabub Hossain Khan, Selling fish.World Food Programme Food for Life category, Al-Nasim Talukdar Rajib, Hungry tears.Young - 10 and under category, Maja Kowalczyk, Peaches.Young - 11 - 14 category, Jacqueline Tsang, Flaming Lamb Skewers.Young - 15 - 17 category, Amitha A R, Spices of Indian Household.
