Widely regarded as the world’s leading Awards for food photography garnering global coverage, covering every aspect of food in society – from farming and production, cooking to eating, food for the family, for celebration, for survival.
Chair of Judges is legendary food photographer David Loftus, and judges past and present include Alice Waters, Jay Rayner, Michel Roux Jr, Curtis Stone, Martin Parr, Yotam Ottolenghi, Prue Leith, Alex James, Jock Zonfrillo, Ferran Adria, Chef Tarek, Claire Hyman, His Excellency Ali Bin Thalith, Nik Sharma and Fiona Shields.
“One of the world’s most well-respected and creative niche photo contests” Advanced
Photographer
“The most prestigious and honorable award to get” Abir Abdullah, Bangladesh
“The most prestigious Awards in the industry” The Independent
“This competition is like the Oscars for food and wine photography” David Weimann, Germany
Since 2011, almost 100,000 images and films have been submitted from 96 countries. Pink Lady®, the premium global apple brand, has been headline sponsor since the Awards’ inception.
Other longstanding partners include Marks & Spencer, Fujifilm and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the United Nations World Food Programme.