The shortlist for the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 competition have been announced. The competition aims to highlight food photography around the world and offer an insight into the universal language of food culture.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday 16 May 2023 at 19:30 (BST) in an Awards Film which will be screened at BAFTA, London as well as on the the competition’s YouTube channel.

An exhibition of all finalists will be shown at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol from 20 May until 11 June 2023. It will be part of Bristol’s World Photography in Focus’ during which a series of top international photography competitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Travel Photographer of the Year, will be exhibiting in the city.

The judging panel this year included Head of Photography at the Guardian Fiona Shields, restauranteur, author and TV host Chef Ian Kittichai, curator at the V&A Museum Ella Ravilious and cookbook author, photographer and columnist Nik Sharma.

See some of the shortlisted images below:


Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture category

Emergency Handbag by Cath Lowe, United Kingdom

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist Cath Lowe

Photo credit: Cath Lowe/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: MPB Award for Innovation category

Super(size)man by David Gilliver, United Kingdom

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist David Gilliver

Photo credit: David Gilliver/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: Pink Lady® Moments of Joy category

Life is all about small pleasures by Sylvie Pabion, Spain

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist Silvie Pabion

Photo credit: Silvie Pabion/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: Politics of Food category

The Columbian Exchange by Kim Van Liefferinge, United States

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist Kim Van Liefferinge

Photo credit: Kim Van Liefferinge/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: Production Paradise Previously Published category

Vegan Baking by Becky Lawton, Spain

Becky Lawton

Photo credit: Becky Lawton/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by The Royal Photographic Society category

Liquid Gold by Thomas Cubitt, United Kingdom

 Thomas Cubitt

Photo credit: Thomas Cubitt/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: The Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers category

Still life with currants – Trying to capture the beauty of fresh currants by Květa Trčková, Czech Republic

 Květa Trčková

Photo credit: Květa Trčková/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 shortlist: The Philip Harben Award Food in Action category

Drying the orange noodle by Sarah Wouters, Thailand

Sarah Wouters

Photo credit: Sarah Wouters/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023


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