Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year ends 5 February 2023

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Deadline: 5 February 2023. Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year is the world’s leading celebration of the art of food photography and film.

With over 20 categories, ranging from food portraiture to food politics, from weddings to harvest, the competition celebrates the diversity of ways food touches our lives. So this isn’t just a competition for classic ‘food photographers’; there’s a category for every type of photographer.

Finalists’ work will be exhibited at prestigious Royal Photographic Society, the world’s oldest photographic society and seen across the world. Last year’s photographs have received more than 400 pieces of coverage across print, digital, radio and television in over 50 countries: from the BBC, The Times, Forbes, National Geographic and MSN, to Corriere della Sera, CNN, China Daily, Tatler and El Mundo. In addition, winning photographers have been interviewed on the world’s largest radio station, BBC World Service, and one of America’s biggest news TV programmes, CBS Saturday Morning.

Prizes:

Overall winner receives £5,000GBP. In addition:

You will have the opportunity to see your work displayed at the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, in a free-to-enter, public exhibition in May/June 2023, giving your work high-profile exposure. This is intended to help publicise your creativity and also encourage and inspire others to develop their skills in food photography for the following year.
Your image will be appreciated by some of the leading figures in the photography and food industries during the judging process
A dedicated page will be added to our website showing an in depth profile of the overall winner featuring the winning image
You will receive a dedicated press release promoting your image to international photography and food media
Your hard work and creativity will be credited wherever the image is used and will be seen by millions of people across the globe

Category winners:
All category winners will receive a prestigious trophy.
You will have the opportunity to see your work displayed at the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, in a free-to-enter, public exhibition in May/June 2023, giving your work high-profile exposure. This is intended to help publicise your creativity and also encourage and inspire others to develop their skills in food photography for the following year.
The winner of the Pink Lady® Moments of Joy category will win £1,500GBP.
The winner of the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year category will win £1000GBP.
The winner of the Production Paradise Previously Published category will win a special feature in the Production Paradise Spotlight Food & Drink Photography online magazine, along with a 12-image gallery of their work.
The winner of the Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop category will win £300GBP for use against One Vision Imaging services
The winner of the MPB Award for Innovation will win an MBP voucher for £1000GBP to spend on any used photography or videography equipment at MPB.com
The winner and two runners up of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will receive an RPS Membership, worth £55. The winning student will have their work and an interview published in the award-winning RPS Journal.
In addition, the winner of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will have the unique opportunity to have a 60 minute one-to-one Zoom meeting with Commercial Photography Consultant and Mentor, Zoe Whishaw. This will include:
Website review
Analysis of creative direction
Options and ideas to take career forwards

Photo Contest Website: http://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/