An image of a family sharing in the joy of preparing food has won the overall prize of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021, the world’s largest competition for food photography and film.
OVERALL WINNER, Li Huaifeng, China, 'Taste'. The photograph was taken in Licheng, Shanxi, on a warm and sunny day, and shows a young family sharing in the joy of preparing food.
The image by Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng, was taken in Licheng, Shanxi.
“This picture is technically outstanding in its use of light and composition, but what raises it to the level of historic importance is the depth of its storytelling and emotion," says Caroline Kenyon, Director/Founder of the Awards.
"It tells of a year of isolation and living indoors, living in tiny communities of immediate family. An exceptional shot which perfectly demonstrates that photography need not shock or disturb to be great or memorable. This exquisite image lingers in the mind.”
Almost 10,500 entries were submitted from over 70 countries in the global competition.
"As the reach of the competition grows further, it continues to be a truly global inspiration and celebration of the art of food photography," said Phil Turnbull, CEO of APAL, owner of Pink Lady.
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - People, Victor Pugatschew, Australia. 'Pressing the pinot noir' .Pushing the pinot out of the tank at Hoddles Creek vineyard.
Australia was represented in the competition by Victor Pugatschew, taking out the Wine Photographer of the Year - People category, Harriet Harcourt, winning the Food Portraiture category, and Emma Sheldrake, winning the One Vision Imaging Cream of the Crop category.
Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture, Harriet Harcourt, Australia. 'Mulled Pears'. Pouring the spiced wine syrup over the poached pears before serving.
Other winners include Marina Spironetti, named as the inaugural winner of the Claire Aho Award after the pioneering Finish photographer who died in 2015. Her portrait Female Butchers of Panzano - Martina, depicts one of the women trained by Dario Cecchini, the world-famous butcher of Panzano.
The Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers, Marina Spironetti, Italy. 'Female butchers of Panzano - Martina'. Part of a project about the female butchers at Dario Cecchini's, the world’s famous butcher from Panzano in Chianti. For some time now, Dario has been training a team of young ladies, who came to Tuscany from all over the world to learn the art of deboning. Traditionally, women butchers have always existed in Tuscany.
This year’s global judging panel included David Loftus, Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, Guardian News & Media, Susan Bright, Writer and Curator, Nik Sharma, Cookbook Author and Photographer, Chef Simone Zanoni, Restaurant Le George, Four Seasons Paris, Alison Jacques, Founder, Alison Jacques Gallery and Vitalie Taittinger, President, Champagne Taittinger.
An exhibition of the 2021 Finalists will be premiering at The Royal Photographic Society, in Bristol, UK. The exhibition will run from 20 November - 12 December 2021.
Bring Home the Harvest, F.Dilek Uyar, Turkey, 'Drying Okra'. Drying okra flowers in Tokat, Turkey. Women pick okra flowers from the field and arrange them on a rope, then the dried flowers fall and the okra becomes ready to be used in winter.Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer, John Armstrong-Millar, France. 'Many a Slip'. Normally weddings run to plan but it's really fun to capture the moments where things go a little off script.Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Overall. Oscar Oliveras, Spain. 'A Grape View'. The photograph captures the filling up of Semillon grapes ready to be pressed at the cellar. It was taken on the first day of the harvest of Sauvignon Blanc at Chateau des Ganfards, in Saussignac, France. The harvesting machine is unloading the fruit into the tractor, ready to take them into the winery for pressing. The tractor is being driven by M. Jean Claude Géraud, the owner of Château des Ganfards. Oscar took the photo whilst working there as a winemaker.Food for Celebration sponsored by Champagne Taittinger, Li Huaifeng, China. 'Happy birthday'.Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Places, Lana Svitankova, Ukraine. 'The vanishing craft'. Part of cooperage facility at winery in Porto. Every year number of professionals working with barrels is dwindling.Food at the Table, Thong Nguyen, Vietnam. 'Breakfast at Weekly Market'. People enjoy their Pho (beef of chicken noodle) for breakfast at a local weekly market.Food in the Field, Harry Williams, United Kingdom. 'Farmer with his Longhorn cattle'. Farmer on horseback tending his rare breed longhorn cattle in the shadow of a dramatic castle.Food Influencers, Deborah Trocchia, Italy. 'Lumière d'automne', La reine du mois.Food Stylist Award, Stylist: Martin Grünewald, Photographer: Frank Weinert. Germany, 'winteropulenz - Winter opulence' - sumptuous still life of winter vegetables and fruit/calendar project.Food Stylist Award, Stylist: Martin Grünewald, Photographer: Frank Weinert. Germany. 'veggies' - still life of assorted vegetables and fruit/calendar project.Fujifilm Award for Innovation, Abdul Momin, Bangladesh. 'Making Rice Noodles'. A worker is inspecting rice noodles if they got dried rightly or not.One Vision Imaging Cream of the Crop, Emma Sheldrake, Australia 'Cinnamon'. The beauty of home egg collection and the wonderful birds that are part of the process that we love as part of the family.Politics of Food, Sandro Maddalena. Italy, 'Old friends'. Tskaltubo - Refugees from the Abkhazian - Georgian conflict gather in the basement of an abandoned sanatorium to share their food. Almost thirty years after the conflict, Abkhazian refugees are still living in abandoned buildings in conditions of poverty.Production Paradise Previously Published, Remko Kraaijeveld, Netherlands. 'After Party'. Food is the joy of life. No photoshop, made in one shot.Spayne Lindsay On the Phone, mxprivé, Germany. 'Blackberries'. You can't see taste. That's why FOOD-iD focuses on the colours and textures of ingredients that characterise them.Street Food, Viet Van Tran, Vietnam. Enjoying Hoi An old town, a popular tourist destination in central Vietnam (recognized by UNESCO as world cultural heritage), where there are many delicious sweet soup. Four young girls were passionately eating sweep soup made me feel that life is lovely even though we are all living in a pandemic.Student Food Photographer of the Year, Sarah Blandford, United Kingdom. 'Beetroots Still Life'. Home grown beetroots in a copper pan ready for cooking.WFP Storytellers Award, Ziney Abdulhakim Ibrahim, 'Iraq Family'. The importance of all family members meeting around one dining table at least once a day, as this habit helps to strengthen family ties and gives family members a sense of emotional warmth and provides an opportunity for dialogue, exchange of ideas and problem-solving.The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action, David Thompson Taiwan. 'Head to Head'. Taken at Wanhua District night market, Taipei, Taiwan the photo depicts a butcher preparing cuts for the daily traditional market, here seen working on a pigs head cutting out the cheeks.Winterbotham Darby Food for Sale, Joseph P Smith, Malta, 'Street Vendor'. A lady sells capers and other delicacies from her old pram on the streets of Marsaxlokk, a fishing village in Malta.World Food Programme Food for Life, Md Mahabub Hossain Khan, Bangladesh. 'Drinking from garbage'. A little child drinking from a bottle.Young - 10 and under, Evie Grimshaw, United Kingdom. 'Mussels with steam'. Cooking my tea.Young - 11 - 14, Indigo Larmour, India. 'Odisha Tribal Markets'. The tribal markets in Odisha are some of the most colourful in all of India. Vendors commonly sit on the ground and spread-out vegetables that they are selling.Young - 15 - 17, Dewi Hollema, Egypt. 'Spill the Tea'. Men gather round on the side of the street in old Alexandria to share the local gossip with a cup of black sweet tea and snacks. This is a common sight in Egypt where their national drink is enjoyed throughout the day: tea شاي.
