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Pink Lady® — an apple brand that hosts the world’s leading celebration of the art of food photography and film — has announced the winners of its Food Photography of the Year 2021 competition.
This year’s global judging panel, chaired by legendary food photographer, David Loftus, includes 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.
Describing it as a “tender and subtly powerful image for our times,” the Pink Lady® judges crowned a photo by Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng titled “Taste” the overall winner of the competition as well as the winner of the category “Food for the Family.”
The photograph, taken in Licheng, Shanxi, on a warm and sunny day, shows a young family sharing in the joy of preparing food:
Taste | Li Huaifeng
“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. It tells of a year of isolation and living indoors, living in tiny communities of immediate family,” says Caroline Kenyon, Director/Founder of the Awards. “Here, the scene is bathed with love, with echoes of Madonna and child. 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.”
Below are the other categories and their respective winners.
Bring Home the Harvest
Drying Okra | F. Dilek Uyar, Turkey
Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer
Many a Slip | John Armstrong-Millar, France
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year
A Grape View | Oscar Oliveras, Spain
Food Influencers
Lumière d’automne | Deborah Trocchia, Italy
Food for Celebration sponsored by Champagne Taittinger
Happy Birthday | Li Huaifeng, China
Food in the Field
Farmer with his Longhorn Cattle | Harry Williams, United Kingdom
Food Stylist Award
Fruits de Mer | Martin Grünewald, Germany
Cobia Fillet | Martin Grünewald, Germany
Winteropulenz | Martin Grünewald, Germany
Salumi | Martin Grünewald, Germany
Veggies | Martin Grünewald, Germany
Fujifilm Award for Innovation
Making Rice Noodles | Abdul Momin, Bangladesh
Food at the Table
Breakfast at Weekly Market | Thong Nguyen, Vietnam
Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture
Mulled Pears | Harriet Harcourt, Australia
One Vision Imaging Cream of the Crop
Cinnamon | Emma Sheldrake, Australia
Spayne Lindsay On the Phone
Blackberries | mxprivé, Germany
The Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers
Female butchers of Panzano | Martina
Marina Spironetti, Italy
The Philip Harben Award Food in Action
Head to Head | David Thompson, Taiwan
Pink Lady® Apple a Day
Apple in cake | Natalia Bogubowicz, Poland
Politics of Food
Old Friends | Sandro Maddalena, Italy
Production Paradise Previously Published
After Party | Remko Kraaijeveld, Netherlands
Street Food
Enjoying | Viet Van Tran, Vietnam
Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by The Royal Photographic Society
Beetroots Still Life |
Sarah Blandford, United Kingdom
Winterbotham Darby Food for Sale
Street Vendor | Joseph Smith, Malta
World Food Programme Food for Life
Drinking from Garbage | Md Mahabub Hossain Khan, Bangladesh
Young (15 – 17)
Spill the Tea | Dewi Hollema, Egypt
Young (11 – 14)
Odisha Tribal Markets | Indigo Larmour, India
Young (10 and under)
Mussels with steam | Evie Grimshaw, United Kingdom
To see the full announcement ceremony, watch the video below:
Image credits: All photos individually credited and provided courtesy of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021.
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