A joyful shot of a baker having fun with flour while making bread by British photographer Mark Benham has seized this year’s crown at Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2016, acelebration of the art of food photography and film.
Benham was presented with the £5,000 prize by Andy Macdonald, who heads up Pink Lady® in the UK, headline sponsor of the Awards. The announcement took place in front of an audience of four hundred guests at a reception packed with celebrities from the food and photography world, at the Mall Galleries, London.
Jean Cazals, the London-based food photographer, was awarded theMarks & Spencer Food Portraiture award for his imageChicken Cheese Toasty.
“Over 7,000 images and films were entered this year from 60 countries. 30,000 images have been submitted since the first Awards. As ever, it was a phenomenally high standard, making the judges’ decision incredibly tough. We are delighted to present the trophy and prize to Mark for this wonderful photograph,” said Macdonald. “He is only our second British winner in five years, and it reflects the truly international nature of the Awards.”
The judging panel this year, included David Loftus, Jamie Oliver’s photographer; Emily Luchetti, Chair of the James Beard Foundation,NYC; and Curtis Stone, Australian culinary superstar.
Winner, Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2016
Mark Benham (UK) Flour Frenzy
Category Winners
10 Years and Under: Isaac Callis (UK) Planets
11-14 Years: Will Jenkins (UK) Bear’s Delight
15-17 Years: Emma Franklin (UK) The Beauty of Fruit
Cream of the Crop: Petra Novotná (Czech Republic) Octopus on Ice
Food in the Field: Robin Goodlad (UK) The Carpet of Wild Garlic
Partridges Food for Sale: Paula Watts (USA) Floating Vegetable Market
Food Bloggers (supported by Aspire Photography Training): Olimpia Davies (UK) Treasure of the Sea
The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action: Mark Benham (UK) Flour Frenzy
Food for Celebration sponsored by Champagne Taittinger: Shoeb Faruquee (Bangladesh) The Grand Kitchen
Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture: Jean Cazals (UK) Chicken Cheese Toasty
Marks & Spencer Food Adventures: Robert Holmes (USA) Puno, Lake Titicaca
Food for the Family: Maja Danica Pecanic (Croatia) Picnic
Pink Lady® Apple a Day: Polina Plotnikova (UK) Unstill Life
Production Paradise Food off the Press: Susan Bell (UK) Salmon Tail Still Life
Bring Home the Harvest: Viktoriia Moskalenko (Ukraine) Go Home
Food Sn-apping: Lucy Pope (UK) Kid’s Table
unearthed® Food in Film – Documentary: Carl Pendle (UK) Chilli Festival
unearthed® Food in Film – Non-Documentary: Mandy Mortimer (Ireland) Carrot Cake From Scratch
unearthed® Food in Film Overall Winner: Carl Pendle (UK) Chilli Festival
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (Produce): Jenelle Bonifeld (USA) Press 2
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (People): Matt Wilson (Chile) Skin Contact
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (Places): Robert Holmes (USA) Mayasara Winery
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year Overall Winner: Robert Holmes (USA) Mayasara Winery
People’s Choice – Food Photography: Alejandro Osses Saenz (UK) The Local Friendly Store
People’s Choice – unearthed® Food in Film: Jignesh Jhaveri (India) The Chocolatier
People’s Choice – Errazuriz Wine Photography: Anne Watson (USA) Flight in the Kitchen
Politics of Food: Marcin Jucha (UK) Appreciate Every Piece
Lifetime Achievement Award: Pat Llewellyn
Judges 2016
Nathan Ansell, Global Director, Loyalty, Marks and Spencer
Nigel Atherton, Group Editor, Time Inc photography portfolio
Chris Beetles, Beetles & Huxley, London, leading dealers in photography
Paul Burrows, Editor, Camera Magazine, Australia
Michael Caines MBE
Xanthe Clay, President, the Guild of Food Writers
Richard Curtis, Principal Solutions Consultant, Digital Imaging – UK (Adobe Systems Europe Limited)
Helene Dujardin, Food and Lifestyle Photographer, Time Inc, Food Blogger
Andreas von Estorff, Founder & CEO of ProductionParadise.com
Elizabeth Galbraith, Creative Consultant, BBC Food
Thomas Gerwers, Chairman of Tipa, the global association of 29 photography magazines
Barney Harwood, Television Presenter and Photographer
Dan Havlik, Editor-in-Chief, Shutterbug Magazine
Helen Lewis, Creative Director, Quadrille Publishing
David Loftus, Photographer for Jamie Oliver
Emily Luchetti, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, James Beard Foundation
Andy Macdonald, Managing Director, Coregeo UK, Master Licensor of Pink Lady® UK
Roy Meiklejon, Ambassador, BIPP, British Institute of Professional Photography
Krishna Pillai, Editor of Better Photography India
Alex Polizzi, Presenter
Derek Poulston, Managing Director, One Vision Imaging Limited
Jay Rayner, Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster and Food Critic for the Guardian and Observer
Ruth Rogers, MBE, The River Cafe
Grant Scott, Tutor and former Art Director of Tatler and Elle
John Shepherd, Managing Director, Partridges
Rein Skullerud, Head, Photography Unit, World Food Programme
Curtis Stone, Australian chef, award-winning restaurateur, TV host
Vitalie Taittinger, Marketing Director, Champagne Taittinger
Eric Treuille of Books for Cooks, one of the world’s leading cook bookshops
Amy Wolff, Photo Editor, Photo District News, New York
Richard Yu, Founder and President of Digital Rev
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year
Eduardo Chadwick, President and Owner of Viña Errázuriz and Viña Seña
Abby Hocking, Online Photo Editor, Time Inc, FoodandWine.com
Sarah Kemp, Publishing Director, Decanter Magazine and founder of Decanter.com
Joanna Simon, Wine & Food Editor, House & Garden, Conde Nast
Yasia Williams, Creative Director, Mitchell Beazley, leading wine book publisher
unearthed® Food in Film
James Winter, Producer, BBC Saturday Kitchen Live
George Motz, Filmmaker, DP, Writer, TV Host and Hamburger Expert
Nik Powell, Director, National Film & Television School
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