Steaming hot dumplings won the 2024 edition of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition, in a photograph taken by Chinese photographer Zhonghua Yang, who took the Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration category.
Renamed the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem® Bimi® Broccolini, the competition is now open for its 2025 edition.
Caroline Kenyon, founder of the awards said:
"This name change is a big and joyful development for us, made to reflect the prestige, range, gravitas and global reach of the Awards as they enter their 14th year. We are thrilled to be partnered by such a highly-respected global brand, which is owned by the much-esteemed 111-year old Japanese seed company, Sakata, still family-owned and run."
The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers, with the 2024 edition producing some stunning food photography, showcasing technical skills, and celebrating food stories from around the world.
There’s a top prize of £5,000 ($6,230), and over 25 categories to enter, recognizing the diversity within the meaning of food to different people and places.
There are two new categories for 2025, including ‘World of Drinks’, and ‘ The Bimi® Prize’, and entries close on 09 February, 2025. All finalist images will be shown at the Mall Galleries in London.
Other sponsors include Action Against Hunger, Fortnum and Mason, Marks & Spencer, The Oxford Cultural Collective, The Royal Photographic Society, and the United Nations World Food Programme, among many others.
This year’s global judging panel, chaired by legendary food photographer, David Loftus, includes: Claire Reichenbach, CEO, The James Beard Foundation, Tom Athron, CEO, Fortnum & Mason, Max La Manna, Award Winning Digital Creator, Rein Skullerud, Senior Photographer & Photo Editor, World Food Programme and Mogau, The Lazy Makoti, Chef and Cookbook Author.
"It is such a prestigious photography competition and I love entering my little contribution to the wide variety of entries each year from all over the world," says Lorraine Pool, previous finalist.
"It especially appeals to me as the categories allow for a diverse and creative approach to food photography as well as providing opportunities for us amateurs as well as the professionals. After all, you don't HAVE to be a food photographer to enter!"
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