Celebrating the world’s best food photography – Capture magazine – Capture

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Posted April 27, 2022

27 April 2022

The winners of the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year have recently been announced with Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty taking out top honours for his image, Kebabiyana, captured in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, of a street food vendor firing up the charcoal to prepare wazwan kebabs.

Launched in 2011, the competition is open to professional and non-professionals and celebrates the very best in food photography and film from around the world. Head to this link to check out all the shortlisted entries.

Overall winner (and Street Food), Debdatta Chakraborty, India. Khayyam Chowk is an alleyway in Sri Nagar, which is no different from other streets during daytime. But, in the evening, numerous charcoal ovens are lit up by vendors and the aroma and smoke of wazwan kebabs turn this street into a food-lovers' paradise. — Overall winner (and Street Food), Debdatta Chakraborty, India. Khayyam Chowk is an alleyway in Srinagar, which is no different from other streets during daytime. But, in the evening, numerous charcoal ovens are lit up by vendors and the aroma and smoke of wazwan kebabs turn this street into a food-lovers’ paradise.

“There is so much to reassure us here – the beautifully captured billowing embrace of the smoke, the golden light, the subject’s expression as he prepares the food for sharing. Sparks fly from the skewers, whose roasting we can almost smell, we imagine the warm, delicious aroma. This image, gentle but powerful, nourishes our soul,” says Caroline Kenyon, Director/Founder of the Awards.

Australians were also recognized in this year’s competition with Duy Dash winning Second place in the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Produce category with an image of wine fermenting in an open fermenter at Henschke and Sammy Jones and Kristyn Taylor were both Highly Commended in The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action.

“Never has the importance of photography and food been so great,” says Phil Turnbull, CEO of APAL, owner of Pink Lady, and headline sponsor of the Awards since 2011.

“Huge global events – war, famine, the end of lockdowns, the revival of the hospitality industry, the chance to celebrate with friends and family again – all these are recorded in the Awards, which show so vividly how food touches every aspect of our lives,” he said.

Bring Home the Harvest category, Chang Jiangbin, China. Noodles are a favourite food of people in Southern Fujian, China. The noodles are cooled and made with a unique process. Taken in Fuzhi County, Fujian Province, China.

This year’s global judging panel was chaired by food photographer David Loftus, and included Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, Guardian News & Media, Krishna Madhavan Pillai, Chief Editor, Better Photography, Christina Force, Photo Consultant, Speaker & Folio Editor, NA Risong, Art director and curator of Inter Art Center Gallery, Beijing, Nik Sharma, Cookbook author, Photographer, Columnist, Tasneem Alsultan, Investigative and National Geographic Photographer, and Rein Skullerud, Head of Photo Unit, World Food Programme.