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Browse the wonderfully diverse range of photography competition categories available for you to enter. From MPB Award for Innovation, unearthed® Food for Sale, Pink Lady® Moments of Joy to On the Phone in support of Action Against Hunger, Tenderstem® Bring Home the Harvest and the Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers to The Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop.

In addition, we have our dedicated MPB Food Film Shorts and Food Stylist categories.

Tiptree Cake Award

We are looking for the most stunning, evocative image of cake, in any setting, anywhere in the world. For the…

Tenderstem® Bring Home the Harvest

Images depicting any part of the process of harvesting and gathering in crops. www.tenderstem.co.uk Gallery of previous Finalists

MPB Award for Innovation

Open to interpretation, we are looking for exciting, original shots that stand out. Subject matter can be anything related to…

The James Beard Foundation Award

Images in any context that celebrate the people behind America’s food culture – “good food for good” anchored in talent,…

unearthed® Food for Sale

Shots of food being bought and sold anywhere in the world. Gallery of previous Finalists

Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers

Celebrating and encouraging women photographers of any age. Open to interpretation, entries may show food in any setting. Claire…

Production Paradise Previously Published

Images from photographic work that has previously been published in books, newspapers, magazines, online features, advertisements or other promotional material….

Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer

From the preparation, the toasts, the cake cutting, the wedding breakfast and all those special moments in between, food is…

Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration

Photographs of food from any festive or celebratory occasion from around the world. www.taittinger.fr Gallery of previous Finalists

Food Influencer

Images shared online, on any platform, by food communicators which showcase their skills as a photographer and storyteller. Gallery…

Pink Lady® Moments of Joy

We are looking for beautifully captured moments showing the joy experienced through food. Show us the joy in those intimate,…

Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop

A category for product shots. The winner of the Hotel Art Group Cream of the Crop category will win £300GBP for use…

Street Food

Images showing street food anywhere in the world. Gallery of previous Finalists

Food Stylist Award

An Award to celebrate the skill of the world’s top food stylists recognising that the stylist is key to achieving…

The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action supported by Salon Culinaire

Images of people cooking, preparing, serving or handling food anywhere in the world. In memory of Philip Harben, the first…

Food for the Family

Photos showing families eating together in an everyday context, anywhere in the world. Gallery of previous Finalists …

Politics of Food

Photo-journalistic images that show the reality of political issues relating to food anywhere in the world. Gallery of previous…

World Food Programme Food for Life

We are seeking images of the humanitarian aspect of food, anywhere in the world – food bringing people together, the healing and…

On the Phone

Pictures of food taken on your mobile device – any time, any place, anywhere. £2 for every image entered…

Food at the Table

Shots of food at the table taken in hotels, restaurants, cafes or other eateries. Gallery of previous Finalists

Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year

This Award is all about story telling – stories through wine. You can submit your image into any of our…

Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture

Beautifully captured images of food, prepared and ready to eat. NOTE: Entries to this category may not have been commissioned…

Food in the Field

Images of food in its natural setting. Gallery of previous Finalists

Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by the Royal Photographic Society

An open category for students (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university. Subject…

MPB Food Film Shorts

With the increasing significance of short films in marketing and social media, we want to see short films that offer…

Young (Under 18s)

We are looking for any image at all featuring food. Food in the field, food on your plate, food in…