Are these the best food-inspired photos in the world?
A feast for the eyes
Over 8,400 pictures were entered from 60 countries for the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2017 awards. And the judges have once again picked a stunning bunch of food and food-related photos to win the top prizes. Feast your eyes on these...
Smoked Mackerel
This year’s winner of the Cream of the Crop award was Wesley Dombrecht from Belgium for his photograph Smoked Mackerel.
Swiss Chard Forest
Sally Ann Stone from the UK won the Food in the Field award for Swiss Chard Forest.
Villefrance Market
The winner of the Partridges Food for Sale award was Azalea Dalton from the UK, for her aerial photograph of Villefranche Market in France.
Crouch End
Robin Stewart, from the UK, won this year’s Startisans Food in the Street for his authentic portrayal of people eating food on the street in Crouch End, London.
Caramel
Hein van Tonder from South Africa won this year’s Food Bloggers award, supported by Aspire, for his mouth-watering picture of pouring caramel.
Francesca Brambilla and Serena Serrani
The Grandmother
Taken by Italian photographers Francesca Brambilla and Serena Serrani, The Grandmother won the award for Food in Action.
Crush at Cristom Vineyard
Robert Holmes from the USA won the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (Produce) award for his photo Crush at Cristom Vineyard.
Cleaning Port Barrel
Meanwhile, Mick Rock from the UK took home the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (People) award for his impressive Cleaning Port Barrel picture.
The Rosé Wine Tank
Patrick Desgraupes from France wowed judges so much with his photo The Rosé Wine Tank that he won three different awards. The image of a pink-splattered wine tank won Desgraupes the award for Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year (Places), as well as the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year Overall Winner 2017 and the FujiFilm Award for Innovation.
Fruit of the Bloom
Carla Smend from the UK was the winner of the 10 and Under award for this creative arrangement of fruit, entitled Fruit of the Bloom.
Flowering Tea
Lily-Mae Franklin, also from the UK, won the 11-14 Years award for her picture Flowering Tea.
Muuuh
The winner of the 15-17 Years category was Felicia Frank from Germany for her photograph of a cow feeding on grass, entitled Muuuh.
Salad Plate
The UK’s Darren Eastwood-Hickson won the award for Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture for his picture Salad Plate.
Oua, Look at This One!
Kyriacos Arkatites from Cyprus won the Marks & Spencer Food Adventures award for this photograph of two children looking into a tank of fish, called Oua, Look at This One!
Breaktime
The winner of the award Food for the Family was Leonardo Salomão from Brazil for his intimate photograph of a family's mealtime entitled Breaktime.
Collecting Egg Rations, Smara Refugee Camp
Emma Brown from the UK won the World Food Programme Food for Life award for her photo Collecting Egg Rations, taken at Smara Refugee Camp in Algeria.
Mac & Cheese
This mouth-watering photo, Mac & Cheese, was taken by Jean Cazals from the UK, who won the InterContinental London Park Lane Food at the Table award.
Vegetables
This close-up of some fresh root vegetables was taken by Jonathan Gregson from the UK, and won the Production Paradise Food off the Press award.
Waiting for stew
Laura Cook’s picture, Waiting for Stew, won the Food Sn-apping award, in aid of Action Against Hunger.
Pheasants at Sunset
This emotive photograph was taken by Matthew Thomas from the UK, who won the Bring Home the Harvest award for the picture, titled Pheasants at Sunset.
Hunter and Kill
This political picture, showing a group of hunters with their kill, was taken by Tom Parker from the UK and won the Politics of Food award.
Keeps the Doctor Away
Richard Perry, also from the UK, won the Pink Lady Apple a Day award with his ironic photo Keeps the Doctor Away.
Food for God
The overall winner of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2017 award, Food for God, was taken by Shoeb Faruquee from Bangladesh, who also won this year’s Food for Celebration Award.