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The Pink Lady Food Photographer of Year 2017 awards have been announced. Here are the winners

Apr 29, 2017, 06:52 IST11 min

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Name of photo: Flowering TeaDescription: Japanese Flower TeaCategory: 11-14 YearsWinner: Lily-Mae Franklin (UK)

Image by Lily-Mae Franklin

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Name of photo: MuuuhDescription: This picture came about on a beautiful hike in the Alps. Feeding those hungry cows with grass with one hand and taking pictures with my other hand I was jus...

Image by Felicia Frank

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Name of photo: Smoked MackerelDescription: The image belongs to my personal work. It was made in my studio the light that I used was one Profoto B2 with a softboxCategory: Cream of the Crop...

Image by Wesley Dombrecht

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Name of photo: Swiss Chard ForestDescription: &lsquoGetting down on the job&rsquo has taken on a whole new meaning when I set out to capture the amazing colours and structure of this year's...

Image by Sally Ann Stone

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Name of photo: Villefranche MarketDescription: Bird's eye view of Villefranche market stalls (Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the French Riviera), taken from the top of a church tower overlook...

Image by Azalea Dalton

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Name of photo: Crouch EndDescription: Taken at the Crouch End Indo-American festival, in the summer of 2016Category: Startisans Food in the StreetWinner: Robin Stewart (UK) ...

Image by Robin Stewart

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Name of photo: Caramel!Description: Caramel poured over a baked chocolate pudding.Category: Food Bloggers (supported by Aspire)Winner: Hein Van Tonder (South Africa) ...

Image by Hein Van Tonder

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Name of photo: The Grandmother Description: At a 3 Michelin-stars kitchenCategory: The Philip Harben Award for Food in ActionWinner: Francesca Brambilla & Serena Serrani (Italy) ...

Image by Francesca Brambilla & Serena Serrani

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Name of photo: Food for GodDescription: A cook prepares food for devotees to break their 24-hour fast with, after special prayers are offered to Hindu saint Baba Lokenath.Category: Food for...

Image by Shoeb Faruquee

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Name of photo: The Rose Wine TankDescription: This photograph was taken during the grape harvest in Chateâu Virant, a famous vineyard in Provence (southern France). This wine tank is being ...

Image by Patrick Desgraupes

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Name of photo: Salad PlateDescription: A metal plate, with a mixture of leaf salad and tomatoes on a paint splattered background. A metal pouring jug and a metal fork.Category: Marks & Spen...

Image by Darren Eastwood-Hickson

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Name of photo: Oua, Look at This One!Description: At the little and idyllic Paphos harbour in Cyprus, there are a few restaurants along the walkway. While passing by with my little children...

Image by Kyriacos Arkatites

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Name of photo: BreaktimeDescription: Many families work together in the rice fields in Nepal. During their break time, everybody share the food in a huge circle inside their work place. Cat...

Image by Leonardo Salomao

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Name of photo: Collecting Egg RationsDescription: Every two weeks, in the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, women collect egg rations distributed by the Sahrawi Red Crescent. The major...

Image by Emma Brown

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Name of photo: Mac & Cheese Description: Shot in a restaurant. The perfect mac & cheese, with the strings to go with it!Category: Intercontinental London Park Lane Food at the TableWinner: ...

Image by Jean Cazals

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Name of photo: Snooker LoopyDescription: . Category: unearthed Food in Film supported by delicious Winner: Peter Flanek & Peter Mészáros (Hungary) ...

Image by Peter Flanek & Peter MÃ©szÃ¡ros

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Name of photo: VegetablesDescription: Photographed for the January 2017 cover of Waitrose FoodCategory: Production Paradise Food Off the PressWinner: Jonathan Gregson (UK) ...

Image by Jonathan Gregson

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Name of photo: Pheasants at SunsetDescription: After the shoot, the pheasants are hung and returned to the house.Category: Bring Home the HarvestWinner: Matthew Thomas (UK) ...

Image by Matthew Thomas

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Name of photo: Waiting for StewDescription: Seven-year-old Diana and her little sister, Nina, wait impatiently for their fish stew to cool down in Tole, Cameroon.Category: Food Sn-apping (i...

Image by Laura Cook

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Name of photo: Hunters and Kill Description: Wealthy Italian hunters line up for a portrait in front of their bagged birds, at the end of a shoot that costs up to £50,000 to take part in.Ca...

Image by Tom Parker

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Name of photo: Keeps the Doctor AwayDescription: A Pink Lady apple should be in every doctor&rsquos bag.Category: Pink Lady An Apple A DayWinner: Richard Perry (UK) ...

Image by Richard Perry

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Name of photo: SiloDescription: An image depicting a fully-booked Silo, the UK's first waste-free restaurant. Diners chat over wine and food while the waiting staff present the dishes and t...

Image by Emma Boyns

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Name of photo: Cleaning Port BarrelDescription: Pouring boiling water into a Portuguese oak barrel to clean it after assembly in the cooperage of Ferreira, at Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.Ca...

Image by Mick Rock

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Name of photo: Crush at Cristom VineyardsDescription: Pressing pinot noir during the 2016 harvest at Criston Vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills region of the Willamette Valley, Oregon.Catego...

Image by Robert Holmes