Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2016
The prize pool is worth £8000
- Deadline: 7 January 2016
- Entry fee: A single sum of £25.00 is required per adult entrant and allows up to 5 photographic entries. Further entries may be submitted at an additional fee of £5 per entry.
- Website: https://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/
Open to professional and amateur, old and young, the Awards celebrate the very best in food photography and film from around the world.
The Finalists are invited to a magnificent Champagne Taittinger reception at the world-renowned Mall Galleries, London followed by a five-day public exhibition.
The prize pool is worth £8000 and Finalists benefit from huge amounts of coverage of their work.
The categories cover the full cultural range of the depiction of food in society – there is something for everyone. From styled food for magazines to images of families eating together in celebration of religious festivals, from depictions of the realities of food production to food growing in its natural setting.
Since 2011, more than 20,000 images have been submitted from across the world and almost 500,000 people visited the Awards website.
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year was founded by Caroline Kenyon and her team at The Food Awards Company, a Luke Johnson backed venture.
The idea for the Awards arose from two decades of experience commissioning photography and the wish to see this wonderful and vibrant sector of photography given the recognition it deserves.
Prizes:
YOU can win £5,000 and the title of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2016. Judges include BBC's The One Show’s Jay Rayner, Emily Luchetti, The James Beard Foundation and internationally renowned food photographer David Loftus.
In addition to the £5,000 top prize:
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 get 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
You will be invited to attend the glittering VIP Awards evening at the world renowned Mall Galleries, London SW1 along with leading figures from the world of photography, retail, food/photography and national press
You will be provided with 2 nights' accommodation for two people at a central London hotel in a double room with breakfast.
You will get a Lifetime Zenfolio VIP Account. The current annual value of this account is £300GBP and will endure for the lifetime of the winner. There will be no subscription costs at all for the Winner. Full details of this prize to be supplied by Zenfolio in a letter to be given to the Winner at the Awards evening.
You will have the opportunity to see your work displayed in the Mall Galleries, London SW1 in the spring of 2016 in a five-day, open-to-the-public exhibition giving your work free high profile exposure. This is intended to help publicise your creativity, and encourage and inspire others to develop their skills in food photography for the following year.
Category winners:
All category winners will receive a prestigious trophy.
All category winners will receive a Pro Zenfolio account, free for the first year. The current value of this account is £192GBP. Full details of this prize to be supplied by Zenfolio in a letter to be given to the Winners at the Awards evening
The winner of Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year, a category of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, will win £1000 and a year’s supply of Errazuriz wine.
The winner of the Pink Lady® Apple a Day category will win £1000 and the winning image will be used by Pink Lady® in its UK multi media marketing campaign.
The winner of the Food Bloggers category will win a photoshoot at the award winning, esteemed Punchbowl Inn, Crosthwaite with head chef Scott Fairweather - value £2000 (no cash alternative) read more
The overall winner of unearthed® Food in Film, a category of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, will win £1,000.
The winner of the Production Paradise Food off the Press 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.
Finalists will be invited to attend the glittering VIP Awards evening at the world renowned Mall Galleries, London SW1 along with leading figures from the world of photography, retail, food/photography and national press.
You will have the opportunity to see your work displayed in the Mall Galleries, London SW1 in the spring of 2016 in a five-day, open-to-the-public exhibition giving your work free high profile exposure. This is intended to help publicise your creativity, and encourage and inspire others to develop their skills in food photography for the following year.
Prize money will be paid by Sterling cheque.
Eligibility:
Entrants into the Adult competition must be aged 18 or over on the closing date of the 7th February 2016.
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