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The Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 winner has been announced as Jon Enoch for his photograph The Candy Man.
Enoch, from the UK, took the photograph depicting a candy-floss seller, near the city’s fairs and beach in the streets of western Mumbai. The photograph is part of a series on the city’s street food vendors and sellers and the ways in which they make themselves stand out to attract business.
The Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year award is the leading annual celebration of the art of food photography and film. It recognises outstanding achievements in the field of food photography and film across 36 categories. This year’s ceremony was held at BAFTA London on 16 May with the awards announced by chef and television personality Nadiya Hussain.
“I’m ecstatic to receive this award, it's a real honour to get this recognition in such a prestigious competition laden with wonderful imagery,” said Enoch. “The winning image was part of a personal project – a huge amount of time and thought went into capturing it so it's great to be recognised by such an esteemed panel of judges. Ever since I first saw the candy floss sellers I was drawn to the shapes, colours and juxtaposition of the candy and the urban environment.”
“This is a magnificent picture,” said Caroline Kenyon, Founder of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year. “For me, it evokes the great late 18th and early 19th century portraits of Reynolds and Gainsborough – the gaze, the full-length figure, the subject’s position in the frame. The man in the picture may have a humble way of life, touting his wares of toxically-coloured candy floss, but he himself is splendid. Dignified, confident, direct, he is anyone’s equal in a society riven with division and caste differences. This image shows us beautifully the universal truth, we are all the same.”
Take a look at some of the other winners, below.
Bring Home the Harvest
Khanh Phan Thi, In the Storm
Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration
Jonas Borg, Dinner with the King and Queen of Sweden
Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer
Isabelle Hattink, Stories During Dinner
Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers
Carla Sutera Sardo, Adua's Kitchen
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year Overall (and People)
Thierry Gaudillère, Girl After Emptying a Tank at the End of the Fermentation
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Places
Oscar Oliveras/@wineographic, Pommard Pruning
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Produce
Adrian Chitty, The Eye
Food at the Table
Jesslyn Jocom, Thankful for the Simplicity in Life
Food for the Family
Catherine Falls, Slurping Spaghetti
Food in the Field
Felipe Pizano, Dinner is Ready
Food Influencer
Indu Vishwanath Singh, Lost Love – Grandfather
Food Stylist Award
Keiron George (Photographer: Frankie Turner), Let Them Eat Cake...
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