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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 IST9 min

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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 overlooking the square.Category: Partridges Food for SaleWinner: Azalea Dalton (UK)

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 Celebration (sponsored by Champagne Taittinger) & Overall Winner: Pink Lady Food Photographer of the YearWinner: Shoeb Faruquee (Bangladesh)

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 emptied. Category: Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year & FujiFilm Award for InnovationWinner: Patrick Desgraupes (France)

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 & Spencer Food PortraitureWinner: Darren Eastwood-Hickson (UK)

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, we could not resist the view of the variety of fresh sea ‘goods’ in the freezer. And the kids kept getting excited with their ‘discoveries’!Category: Marks & Spencer Food Adventures Winner: Kyriacos Arkatites (Cyprus)

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. Category: Food for the FamilyWinner: Leonardo Salomao (Brazil)

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 majority of Sahrawis are refugees today in one of the harshest desert environments in the world, their homeland of Western Sahara is the last colony in Africa and the site of a protracted territorial dispute.Category: World Food Programme Food for Life Winner: Emma Brown (UK)

Image by Emma Brown