UK: First ever Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year announced
Food in the Field Jean Cazals
The awards were presented at a champagne reception at London’s The Mall Galleries, where the worlds of food and photography came together for an evening of celebration. More than 3,100 images were entered into the competition. After much previous deliberation from an elite judging panel including presenter Sheila Dillon, chef Tom Aikens and popstar-turned-cheesemaker Alex James, food photographer Jean Cazals was named as the overall winner and awarded the £5,000 prize. The winners of each of the eight categories were also announced:
Food and its Place Tim Clinch
Food in the Street Rebecca Chesney
Food for Sale Araceli Paz
Cream of the Crop Jed Alder
Food Portraiture Hilary Moore
Food In Action John Arandhara Blackwell
An Apple A Day Alessandro Zanon
Young (Under10 years) Jonty Abbott and Joel Roane (tied)
Young (11-14 years) Sylvia Ware
Young (15-17 years) Kyle Meadows
The 'Apple A Day' category also raised funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Pink Lady’s charity of the year.
An Apple a Day Alessandro Zanon
The ‘Apple A Day’ category also raised funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Pink Lady’s charity of the year.
Henry Dimbleby, chair of the judging panel, commented: “The breadth and quality of entries was absolutely extraordinary, and there were any number of pictures that could have gone on to win. I’m certain that the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year is going to become one of those big annual occasions and that the awards will go from strength to strength.”
Andy Macdonald, Managing Director or Coregeo, Master Licensor of Pink Lady® apples in the UK, says: “We are overwhelmed and delighted with the response to the very first year of the awards. Being involved in commissioning the very best food photography ourselves, we look forward to this establishing itself as a major annual international cultural event. We have worked hard to create a brand that is synonymous with quality, and believe this kind of sponsorship involvement helps to cement that identity with consumers.”
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