Bangladeshi photographer KM Asad has won the title Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2020 with a powerful image called ‘After Exodus’ which was shot in a Rohingya refugee camp that has over one million residents. Like much of th world, the camp is now in lockdown in an attempt to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
Asad’s image was selected almost 9000 entries from over 70 countries by a panel of judges led by the internationally-renowned food photographer David Loftus.
This year the judging panel included Chris Dee, Director, Food & Home, Harrods; Per-Anders Jorgensen, Photographer and Founder, Fool Magazine; Josh Lustig, Picture Editor, Financial Times Weekend Magazine; Vitalie Taittinger, President, Champagne Taittinger; Rein Skullerud, Head, Photography Unit, Communications Division, World Food Programme.
Founder and Director of the Awards, Caroline Kenyon said of Asad’s photograph, “This moving image really speaks to our times. The world is in the grip of Covid19 and normal life, whatever that may be, has stopped for all of us. These Rohingya refugee children remind us of the fragility of life, that our need for food for survival connects us all around the world. We are all the same.”
Online Awards
The Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards ceremony usually takes place at the Mall Galleries with 400 guests, but this year because of the Covid19 lockdown, the Awards team took them online. This enabled anyone with an internet connection to watch as musician and cheesemaker, Alex James, announced the winners of each category before revealing the overall winner.
Watch the video below to see the announcements for yourself and scroll down to see the category winners.
Category Winners
The category winners are as follows:
Bring Home the Harvest
The Morning Catch
Zay Yar Lin, Myanmar
Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer
Just Desserts
Thomas Alexander, United Kingdom
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year – Overall Winner
Meike and Dörte Näkel
David Weimann, Germany
Food Bloggers
Bowl of Squash
Aimee Twigger, United Kingdom
Food for Celebration sponsored by Champagne Taittinger
Making Together
K M Asad, Bangladesh
Food for the Family
Olek Eating Pancakes
Anna Włodarczyk, Poland
Food in the Field
When the Hive is Filled
Xiaodong Sun, China
Food Stylist Award
Sashimi; Duck and Cherries; Halibut and Radish; Octopus Dots; Pancetta, Onion and Broadbeans
Nicole Herft, United Kingdom
Fujifilm Award for Innovation
Tattoo
Jonathan Minster, United Kingdom
InterContinental Food at the Table
Looking Too Good to Eat (Just Yet)
Sandy Wood, United Kindom
Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture
Baked Figs
Liam Desbois, United Kingdom
On the Phone
Hilsa
Azim Khan Ronnie, Bangladesh
One Vision Imaging Cream of the Crop
Vinaigrette
Kai Stiepel, Germany
The Philip Harben Award Food in Action
Waiting for the Sun
Nhan Do Thanh, Vietnam
Pink Lady® Apple a Day
Caramel Lady
Diana Kowalczyk, Poland
Politics of Food
After Exodus
K M Asad, Bangladesh
Production Paradise Previously Published
Rhubarb
Patricia Niven, United Kingdom
Street Food
Ramen Art
Xueping Du, China
Student Food Photographer of the Year
Curry Banquet
Philippa Askew, United Kingdom
Winterbotham Darby Food for Sale
Vegetable Stall
Zay Yar Lin, Myanmar
World Food Programme Food for Life
A Ugandan Feast
Jason Wain, United Kingdom
World Food Programme Storytellers Innovation Award
Lost in the Market
Jeyabol Hoque, Bangladesh
Young (15-17)
Believers Sharing a Meal
Sangjun Lee, India
Young (11 – 14)
Mulled Wine
Alex Forbes, United Kingdom
Young (10 and under)
Apples
Scarlett Blanch, United Kingdom
Food Film Shorts
5 Second Stir Fry
Marc Grundy, United Kingdom
