A photo of a young family joyfully preparing a meal at home in China has won a major food photography award.
Li Huaifeng has been named Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021 for an image titled Taste, taken in Licheng, Shanxi.
“This picture is technically outstanding in its use of light and composition,” awards founder and director Caroline Kenyon says.
“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.
“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,”
With the competition now in its 10th year, judges sifted through almost 10,500 entries from more than 70 countries around the world and the winners announced online via a livestream event.
Here are some of the competition category winners, with descriptions by the photographers.
Bring Home the Harvest: Drying Okra, by F Dilek Uyar, Turkey
image copyrightF Dilek UyarChampagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer: Many a Slip, by John Armstrong-Millar, France
image copyrightJohn Armstrong-MillarFood Stylist Award: Winteropulenz, by Martin Grünewald, Germany
image copyrightMartin Grünewald / Frank WeinertFujifilm Award for Innovation: Making Rice Noodles, by Abdul Momin, Bangladesh
image copyrightAbdul MominPink Lady Apple a Day: Apple in Cake, by Natalia Bogubowicz, Poland
image copyrightNatalia Bogubowicz
Street Food: Enjoying, by Viet Van Tran, Vietnam
image copyrightViet Van TranMarks & Spencer Food Portraiture: Mulled Pears, by Harriet Harcourt, Australia
image copyrightHarriet HarcourtStudent Food Photographer of the Year, supported by The Royal Photographic Society: Beetroots Still Life, by Sarah Blandford, UK
image copyrightSarah BlandfordFood Influencers: Lumière d’automne, by Deborah Trocchia, Italy
image copyrightDeborah TrocchiaWinterbotham Darby Food for Sale: Street Vendor, by Joseph P Smith, Malta
image copyrightJoseph P SmithWorld Food Programme Food for Life: Drinking from Garbage, by Md. Mahabub Hossain Khan, Bangladesh
image copyrightMd Mahabub Hossain KhanAll photographs courtesy Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021.
