Taste of autumn. Autumn cocktail with pumpkin juice and maple syrup.
2. 1st Place, Food Stylist Award: Summer Nectarine And Lavender Tart By Barbora Baretic
The smell of lavender in their yard led the photographer to take this shot. The juicy nectarines go with the lavender well, and the colors are also complementary: purple and yellow.
3. Overall Winner (And Champagne Taittinger Food For Celebration Category): Red Bean Paste Balls By Yang Zhonghua
Xiangshan in Zhejiang Province bustles with activity as preparations for the Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year, reach their peak. In this rural area, residents are actively engaged in the traditional practice of preparing dim sum delicacies, including red bean dumplings, steamed rice cakes, and glutinous rice cakes. Each dish embodies a rich legacy of artisanal skills passed down through generations.
4. 1st Place, Food Stylist Award: Blood Orange Cardamom Cake By Barbora Baretic
The photographer chose blood oranges because of their remarkable visual qualities, particularly their interplay of texture, color, and shine.
5. 1st Place, Pink Lady® Moments Of Joy: Breakfast With The Brokpas By Debdatta Chakraborty
The Brokpas, a small ethnic minority who live mostly in Ladakh, India, claim lineage from Alexander the Great's lost army. Their diet primarily includes locally grown grains, particularly barley and wheat, traditionally consumed as tsampa (roasted flour) and accompanied by Gur-Gur Cha, a unique butter-salt tea.
6. 1st Place, Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year (The Gulf): Market Lady By Hein Van Tonder
A woman surrounded by bananas at the fresh market in Pondicherry, India.
7. 1st Place, Tiptree Cake Award: It’s Raining Cake – Hallelujah! By Ming Tang-Evans And Tarunima Sinha
This is a celebration of cake with My Little Cake Tin's signature colorful and stylish edible floral decorations.
8. 1st Place, Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year (Chile): Oh Beautiful Crumb By Antonia Larrain Eyzaguirre
The perfect sourdough bread is an embodiment of culinary excellence. This handcrafted masterpiece features a crust that shatters with a satisfying crackle, revealing a cloud-like interior imbued with the ideal level of humidity. Its aroma is an intoxicating concoction, triggering an immediate physiological response.
9. 1st Place, Unearthed® Food For Sale: Tribal Farmers Sell Their Fruit By Azim Khan Ronnie
A vibrant scene unfolds on the waters of Rangamati, Bangladesh, where a bustling floating market thrives. Boats fan out across the lake, their presence a testament to the region's rich agricultural bounty. This market specializes in seasonal fruits such as jackfruit, pineapple, and mango. Early mornings see tribal farmers gathering to sell their produce at competitive wholesale prices, contributing to a thriving local trade network.
10. 1st Place, Tenderstem® Bring Home The Harvest By A Day In The Field
A young farmer in Thailand's Sakon Nakhon region pushes a rack of rice sprouts across a paddy field at the start of the rice cultivation season.
11. 1st Place, Hotel Art Group Cream Of The Crop: Chestnut Season By Tailai Obrien
Chestnuts represent the Autumn harvest. They are revered as protectors of men and animals in the photographer's family, which has strong Celtic roots. The old chestnut roaster is a family heirloom and a reminder of their farming past. The crested dove represents harmony and vigor. Chestnuts are both healthful and delicious, making them ideal for festivities.
12. 1st Place, The Philip Harben Award For Food In Action: Rice Grain Threshing By Kishore Das
Bathed in the golden light of a setting sun, a tribal Indian woman rhythmically threshes rice in her courtyard, perpetuating an ancient agricultural tradition. Her skilled movements involve tossing the harvested grains into the air, creating a mesmerizing spectacle under the ethereal glow.
13. 1st Place, Food In The Field: Mangrove Fisherman By Teo Chin Leong
Amidst the ethereal beauty of a sun-dappled mangrove forest, a Burmese fisherman seeks his catch.
14. 1st Place, Street Food: Fighting To Save Life By Mohammad Reaz Uddin
Every evening, Ayesha prepares packets of Hawaiian delicacies by herself. The next day, around six a.m., Ayesha and her daughter Hanufa walk to several streets in the community and children's schools to sell the Hawai sweets. They earn roughly 300 taka per day, which she uses to support her family and run her business.
