''Food Photographer of the Year'' is a set of awards presented by The Food Awards Company and title sponsor Pink Lady Apples, given to amateur and professional photographers for excellence in

food photography Food photography is a still life photography genre used to create attractive still life photographs of food. It is a specialization of commercial photography, the products of which are used in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cook ...

. The Award supports

Action Against Hunger Action Against Hunger (french: Action Contre La Faim - ACF) is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with acce ...

, a humanitarian aid organisation specialising in saving the lives of malnourished children in the world's poorest countries, and has also supported the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.

Format

The format of the award emphasises a variety of applications of food photography, including

portraiture A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this re ...

, editorial, advertising and personal blogging. The award's judging panel has comprised notable figures from the photographic and food industries, including Blur bassist Alex James, television presenter and

Observer An observer is one who engages in observation or in watching an experiment. Observer may also refer to: Computer science and information theory * In information theory, any system which receives information from an object * State observer in con ...

food critic

Jay Rayner Jason Matthew Rayner (born 14 September 1966) is an English journalist and food critic. Early life Jason Matthew Rayner was born on 14 September 1966. He is the younger son of Desmond Rayner and journalist Claire Rayner. His family is Jewish. He ...

, chef James Martin as well as restaurateurs

Tom Aikens Tom Aikens (born 1970), also named Tom Aitkens, is an English Michelin-starred chef. Aikens briefly worked for chefs in London and Paris restaurants. Under his tenure from 1996 to 1999 as head chef and then chef patron, Pied à Terre earned it ...

Antonio Carluccio Antonio Carluccio, OBE OMRI (; 19 April 1937 – 8 November 2017) was an Italian chef, restaurateur and food expert, based in London. He was called "the godfather of Italian gastronomy", with a career of more than 50 years. He is perhaps best r ...

Bill Granger William Granger is a self-taught cook, restaurateur and food writer, based in his native Australia and in London but also working internationally. Career In the late 1980s, Granger relocated from Melbourne to Sydney to study art. He worked ...

and

Prue Leith Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, Television presenter, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor (education), Chancellor of ...

. Categories include: ''Food and Its Place'', for images celebrating food's geographical essence; ''Food In the Street''; ''Food for Celebration'' and commemorative categories such as the ''Philip Harben Award for Food in Action'', in memory of

Philip Harben Philip Hubert Kendal Jerrold Harben (17 October 1906 – 27 April 1970) was an English cook, recognised as the first TV celebrity chef. Biography Harben was born in Fulham, London, and was educated at Highgate School. His mother, Mary Jerrol ...

, the UK's first TV chef. The 2013 competition received over 5500 entries; the website attracted visits from 140 countries. The Award was created by The Food Awards Company, a food industry events consultancy.

Overall Winner 2013

Alexandrina Paduretu – amateur photographer from Romania. The first prize in 2013 was £5000. Individual category winners receive a trophy, camera equipment and other sponsor-related items. Short-listed entrants have their work displayed at The Mall Galleries prior to the award ceremony, in London, England.

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Head judge Jay Rayner on Klaus Einwanger's entryThe Food Awards Company
* {{Photography Awards established in 2012 Food and drink awards Photography awards

Format

Overall Winner 2013

See also

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