Atmospheric dim sum preparation photo wins Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024

Chinese photographer Zhonghua Yang, has won the overall prize of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024, with his photo of a rural Chinese woman preparing red bean paste rice balls.

The image was taken in the rural area of Xiangshan, Zhejiang during busy preparations for a feast for Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year. This includes the tradition of making dim sum, such as red bean dumplings, steamed rice cakes and glutinous rice cake, each of which has a legacy of traditional craftsmanship. Yang won the top award and £5000.

“Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year continues to tell important food stories from across the globe through the very best photography,” says Phil Turnbull, CEO of APAL, owner of Pink Lady® and headline sponsor of the Awards. “Despite the challenges of an ever-changing world, we never cease in growing, gathering, cooking, eating and celebrating with food. Each year, the remarkable photographs serve as a reminder of the fundamental role of food in every culture and every people around the world.”

Here is a roundup of some of the winning photographs. To see the rest of the finalists, visit the Pink Lady® website.

Overall winner (and category winner of Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration)

Yang Zhonghua, China – Red Bean Paste Balls

Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer

Lynne Kennedy, UK – Let Them Eat Cake!

Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers

Delaney McQuown, USA – B.L.T. Contemplation

Food for the Family

Ren Xiuting, China – New Year in Old Cave Dwelling

Food in the Field

Teo Chin Leong, Singapore – Mangrove Fisherman

Food Influencer

Matteo Alberti, Italy – Hanging Buri (Yellowtail)

Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop

Tailai Obrien, Australia – Chestnut Season

Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture

Paul Dodd, Australia – All The Cocktails on the Menu

MPB Award for Innovation

Viktoriia Kondysenko, Ukraine – Autumn Cocktail

Pink Lady® Moments of Joy

Debdatta Chakraborty, India – Breakfast with the Brokpas

Politics of Food

Jo Kearney, UK – Empty Shop, Cuba

Tenderstem® Bring Home the Harvest

Natnattcha Chaturapitamorn, Thailand – A Day in the Field

The James Beard Foundation Photography Award

Simon Urwin, UK – Pitmaster, Big Bob Gibson’s, Decatur, AL

Tiptree Cake Award

Photo: Ming Tang-Evans, Stylist: Tarunima Sinha, UK – It’s Raining Cake – Hallelujah!

unearthed® Food For Sale

Azim Khan Ronnie, France – Tribal Farmers Sell Their Fruit

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