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These lipsmacking shots are officially the best food photos of the year

‘The Candy Man’ was the overall winner of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards 2023, which celebrates the best in food photography

Grace Beard
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Grace Beard
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Keiron George/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
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Another year, another delicious set of winning shots from the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023. The prestigious photo comp invites both professional and amateur photographers to submit photos that capture the centrality of food in every culture around the world. This year’s winners range from a Ramadan feast amongst the rubble in Syria’s war-torn Idlib to an opulent royal banquet and a chaotic, colourful spread of decadent desserts.

UK photographer Jon Enoch was crowned this year’s overall winner for his captivating shot entitled ‘The Candy Man’. The photo, below, is a portrait of a street vendor and his hanging rows of hot-pink candy floss, pictured on the streets of western Mumbai

Winning shot, The Candy Man, Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Photograph: Jon Enoch/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

The exhibition of the 2023 finalists will be premiering at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK, and runs from May 20 to June 11. If you can’t make it there, we’ve rounded up some of our favourites from the other category winners from this year. Feast your eyes (sorry, couldn’t resist) below.

‘In the Storm’ by Khanh Phan Thi

Khanh Phan Thi/Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Photograph: Khanh Phan Thi/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

‘Dinner with the King and Queen’ by Jonas Borg

Jonas Borg/Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Photograph: Jonas Borg/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

 ‘Adua’s kitchen details’ by Carla Sutera

Carla Sutera/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
Photograph: Carla Sutera/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

 ‘Thankful for the Simplicity in Life’ by Jesslyn Jocom

Jesslyn Jocom/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
Photograph: Jesslyn Jocom/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

 ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ by Keiron George

Keiron George/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
Photograph: Keiron George/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

 ‘Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins’ by Mouneb Taim

Mouneb Taim/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Photograph: Mouneb Taim/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

‘Hanging Up Persimmons’ by Zhonghua Yang 

Zhonghua Yang/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Photograph: Zhonghua Yang/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023

If you’re hungry for more food photography, you can check out last year’s winners here.

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