Cake Award, Highly Commended, Mini Cherry Hazelnut Mousse Cake with a striped hazelnut sponge base filled with hazelnut praliné, dark chocolate mousse and fresh cherries.
Elena Cremer, Germany - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
The World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® has announced the winners of its highly anticipated photo competition celebrating food's essential role in our lives.
A quiet image entitled A Woman Eats in the Canteen of the Soviet-era Sanatorium, by British photographer Jo Kearney was elected this year’s Overall Winner from nearly 9,000 entries submitted from more than 50 countries.
The image was taken at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in the mountains of Tajikistan.
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“There is so much to see and so much to feel in this image,” says Caroline Kenyon, Founder of World Food Photography Awards. “An old woman pours herself tea - but it’s so much more than just that. She is alone, her simple breakfast on the table before her echoes the fruit in the painting on the wall behind. She has seen much in life, we are sure, but holds her head high."
Along with the overall prize, the competition revealed the winners and finalists of the competition’s 27 categories.
“The remarkable images remind us of the essential role food plays in communities across the globe through growing, harvesting, cooking, eating, celebrating and surviving," said Dave Samuels, Brand Director of Tenderstem® Bimi® Broccolini, the headline sponsor of the Awards. "Whatever changes the world goes through, food remains central to our lives.”
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The World Food Photography Awards spotlight how food photography does more than celebrate cuisine: It archives culture, celebrates community resilience and elevates everyday rituals — making the competition a barometer for visual storytelling in food and lifestyle.
Entries for the 2027 edition of the competition will open later this year in September.
'A Woman Eats in the Canteen of the Soviet-era Sanatorium', Overall Winner and Fortnum & Mason Food at the Table category winner
Jo Kearney, UK - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
The Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium (health hotel) is a colossal concrete complex built on radon-rich hot springs in the mountains of Tajikistan. During Soviet times, communist workers were given two weeks annual holiday here. Today its low price - $28 per day including full board and treatments - attracts ordinary Tajiks plus tourists from the neighboring 'Stans’ and the odd backpacker.
Treatments include hot pools and steam rooms, wax wraps and tanning barrels, plus hearty healthy meals.
Candied Pear, Winner, The Bimi® Prize
Anne Mason-Hoerte, Germany1Canada - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
“I wanted to create a unique image of candied fruit, and I have always been fascinated by the transparency of colours revealed through the process,” Anne Mason-Hoerrte explains. “I began by slicing a pear very thinly and boiling the slices in a mixture of sugar and water. Once the slices became transparent, I laid them out to dry on paper. The image was created using sugar water and a pear slice placed on a glass sheet, along with colored plastic in front of a table lamp.”
A Mid-Century Man and his Cake, Winner ,Cake Award
Claudia Anton, Australia - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
This image creates a cinematic mid-century mood with high contrast, warm tones and textures. The cake is the centerpiece, its symmetrical lines and buttercream swirls glowing in firelight.
The scene is filled with hidden vintage surprises, family heirlooms and trinkets. A nod to the era and a moment in time.
Constructed Lunch, Winner, Styling: Sarah Ghijselinck
Sandra Declercq, Belgium - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
A precise cross-section of a constructed sandwich reveals layers of texture, color and repetition. Styled as a graphic portrait, the image elevates a familiar food into a study of structure and balance, where each ingredient plays a defined visual and culinary role.
Dusty Journey, Winner, Food in the Field category
Serkan Dogus, UK - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
Every morning, hundreds of sheep arrive for milking in the village from the high pastures of Mount Nemrut, Turkey. After the milking is completed, at sunset, the sheep set out once again toward Mount Nemrut, and their dusty journey begins.
Granny's Welcoming Gift of Love, Winner, Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers
Kellie Carter/, U.S. - Granny's Welcoming Gift of Love - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
The true meaning of family: where home is sustained by generosity, where love is expressed through making, sharing and showing up again and again, where Granny's smile, fresh baked cookies and a cold glass of milk can make even the bleakest of days bright again.
Raw Pairing No.3, Winner, Hotel Art Group Food Stylist Award
Photo: Sandra Declercq, Styling: Sarah Ghijselinck - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
Wine and food pairing is traditionally presented as finished dishes. In this series, we explore pairing through raw ingredients instead. Each composition balances flavors -- acidity, freshness and texture -- showing how a wine pairing begins with the fundamental taste relationships between ingredients.
Noodles, Winner, Food Influencer category
Maja Lewicz, Netherlands - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
Dark, moody noodles with texture that you can almost feel. Mysterious, bold and irresistible.
Family Portrait, Winner, MPB Award for Innovation
Hussam Sleiby, Jordan - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
In this whimsical family portrait, a white eggplant and a deep purple eggplant pose as mother and father behind an ornate gilded antique frame. Three striped offspring stand proudly before them.
Bathed in dramatic warm lighting, the scene rests on a rustic wooden table against a weathered, peeling wall evoking a sense of nostalgia.
Proven Recipe, Winner, The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action
Lehóczki Balázs, Hungary - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
“I had planned this image for six to seven years but kept postponing it, feeling unworthy of capturing them,” said Lehóczki Balázs. “Now, because of their age, I couldn’t wait. Grandma went to the hairdresser, Grandpa shaved, and I filled their kitchen with studio gear. When she saw the photograph, my grandmother called me an artist.”
Chhath Puja Offerings, Winner, Jamie Oliver Youth Prize 13 - 17
Indigo Larmour - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
During Chhath Puja, food offerings are held by devotees who stand in bodies of water as they pray to the sun god, Surya.
This Puja is predominantly performed by women, and is always vibrant and colorful, particularly when observed in a rural setting, such as this in West Bengal, India.
Flour Splash, Winner, M&S Food Rising Star
Sarah-Vanessa Schneider, Switzerland - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®
This winning image was taken during a personal just-for-fun photography project. Experimenting with light and motion, capturing a single burst of flour reveals the unseen labour of baking. Flour, usually passive and powdery, becomes dynamic.
The Final Touch, Winner, Food for the Family supported by The Felix Project
Michela Balboni and Federico Borella, Italy - World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®.
Little Asilbek touches the hot bread straight out of the family tandoor. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the 'non’ is unlike any other bread: round, dense, with a thick, chewy crust, and always marked in its center with black sesame seeds.
See all the 2026 winners and finalists of the World Food Photography Awards competition here.
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