The Chinese Jianhui Liao is the Food Photographer 2019, decreed in the Food Photographer of the Year contest, it is his shot that was chosen from 9,000 images from 77 countries.
Titled "Cauldron of Noodles" and taken during the traditional collective eating of noodles that takes place in celebration of the goddess Nuwa in Hebei province, China, his photo convinced the jury of experts. A collective image, depicting a multitude of people around a cauldron of steaming noodles, intent on tasting or waiting for it.
But the categories awarded in the competition were many and varied. Among the most acclaimed and representative photos of this edition of Food Photographer 2019, also the shot of an Italian, Cosimo Barletta.
Food photographer of the year 2019: some shots.
- "Passion Fruit Love" by Joshua George for the category: Young 10 and under.
- "Water Collecting From Street Pump" by Kazi Mushfiq for the category: The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action.
- "The Carnal Supper" by Chloe Dann for the category: Student Photographer of the Year.
- "Cow Tantrum" by Martin Chamberlain for the category: Politics of Food.
- "Ramadan" by Elise Humphrey for the category: Food for Sale.
- "Bonda Tribe" by Sanghamitra Sarkar for the category: Food for the Family.
- "Broken Egg" by Michael Hedge for the category: Fujifilm Award for Innovation.
- "Harvesting Gold" by Kazi Mushfiq for the category: Bring Home the Harvest.
- "Rishu Kesarwale" by Debdatta Chakraborty for category: Street Food
Photo by Italian photographer Cosimo Barletta.
"Red Octopus" by Cosimo Barletta For the category: Production Paradise Previously Published.
Cosimo Barletta is a food photographer specializing inFood & Beverage Advertising, founder of Cucina delle Foto, Cantina delle Foto, Fotografi DiVini and Meraviglioso Studio.
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