The winners of the 36 categories were announced by chef, author and television presenter, Nadiya Hussain MBE, in an Awards ceremony at BAFTA, London on Tuesday 16 May 2023. The announcement was also streamed on the competition’s YouTube channel and was watched by an audience across the globe.
This year’s global judging panel, tasked with assessing the thousands of entries submitted from over 65 countries across the world, was chaired by food photographer, David Loftus, and included: Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, Guardian News & Media, Chef Ian Kittichai, Restaurateur, Author & TV Host, Ella Ravilious, Curator, The V&A Museum, Nik Sharma, Cookbook author, Photographer, Columnist and Rein Skullerud, Senior Photographer, Photo Editor at the United Nations World Food Programme.
The exhibition of the 2023 Finalists will be premiering at The Royal Photographic Society, in Bristol. The exhibition runs from Saturday 20th May – Sunday 11th June and forms part of Bristol’s ‘World Photography in Focus’ during which a number of top international photography competitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Travel Photographer of the Year, will be exhibiting in the city.
Overall Winner (and Street Food)
The Candy Man
Jon Enoch, United Kingdom
Bring Home the Harvest
In the Storm
Khanh Phan Thi, Vietnam
Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration
Dinner with the King and Queen of Sweden
Jonas Borg, Sweden
Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer
Stories During Dinner
Isabelle Hattink, Netherlands
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Overall Winner (and People)
Girl After Emptying a Tank at the End of the Fermentation
Thierry Gaudillère, France
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Places
Pommard pruning
Oscar Oliveras, France
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Produce
The Eye
Adrian Chitty, United States
Food at the Table
Thankful for the Simplicity in Life
Jesslyn Jocom, Singapore
Food for the Family
Slurping Spaghetti
Catherine Falls, Ireland
Food in the Field
Dinner is Ready
Felipe Pizano, United Kingdom
Food Influencer
Lost Love – Grandfather
Indu Vishwanath Singh, India
Food Stylist Award
Trio of Cake; The Aftermath; Who’s doing the dishes?; Say When…; Let them eat cake…
Stylist: Keiron George, United Kingdom (Photographer: Frankie Turner)
Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop
Mushrooms in Seville Market
Susan Astor-Smith, Australia
Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture
Fritto Misto
Cara Cormack, United Kingdom
MPB Award for Innovation
Flowing Still Life: Greengrocery Project
Elisa Villa, Italy
On the Phone
Bonnet Delights
Hein van Tonder, United Arab Emirates
Pink Lady® Moments of Joy
Hanging Up Persimmons
Zhonghua Yang, China
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (African Territory)
Gingery Pear & Treacle Sponge Pud
Dianne Bibby, South Africa
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (Chile)
Fishing at first light
Matt Wilson, Chile
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (China)
Anchang Sugar Dance Artist
Zhonghua Yang, China
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (Europe)
Adua’s Kitchen
Carla Sutera Sardo, Italy
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (The Gulf)
Two by Two
Rico X, United Arab Emirates
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (New Zealand)
Eggs at Farina Ponsonby
Manja Wachsmuth, New Zealand
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (South East Asia)
Drying Fish
Khanh Phan Thi, Vietnam
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year (USA)
Chapel Barrel Room Fitapreta Vinhos Alentejo Portugal
David Sawyer, USA
Politics of Food
Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins in Idlib, Syria
Mouneb Taim, Netherlands
Production Paradise Previously Published
The New Pigs in Blanket
Kris Kirkham, United Kingdom
Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by The Royal Photographic Society
Amazonian Foodscape
Kim Bainbridge, United Kingdom
The Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers
Adua’s Kitchen
Carla Sutera Sardo, Italy
The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action
Anchang Sugar Dance Artist
Zhonghua Yang, China
unearthed® Food for Sale
Selling Fish
Md Mahabub Hossain Khan, Bangladesh
World Food Programme Food for Life
Hungry Tears
Al-Nasim Talukdar Rajib, Bangladesh
Young (10 and under)
Peaches
Maja Kowalczyk, Poland
Young (11 – 14)
Flaming Lamb Skewers
Jacqueline Tsang, New Zealand
Young (15 – 17)
Spices of Indian Household
Amitha A R, India
Food Film Shorts
Mango Curry
Nikithaa Kumaran, India
Information
Royal Photographic Society
RPS House, 337 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AR
May 20, 2023 to June 11, 2023
