The 2025 World Food Photography Awards have unveiled a stunning selection of shortlisted photos that celebrate the artistry, culture, and emotion tied to food around the world. From vibrant street food scenes and elegant still lifes to intimate moments in home kitchens, these images capture more than just meals—they tell stories of tradition, passion, and human connection.
Each photo showcases remarkable technical skill and a deep understanding of how food can evoke memory, identity, and joy. This year’s shortlist highlights the global diversity of culinary expression, proving once again that food photography is as much about storytelling as it is about aesthetics.
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#1. Winner: "House of Atlas from the series ‘Reclaiming the Muse’" by Grace Weston (USA)
"My miniature staged photographic series examines familiar muses from past artworks, stories, and mythology, reframing them in contemporary terms through an intersectional feminist lens.
In my version of the Atlas myth, the housewife is in the role of supporting the whole world, while focusing on the small details, such as, vacuuming the carpet. It seems that women are often the most tasked to clean up the messes of the world, whether global or minute."
#2. 2nd Place Winner: "Were Afghan Women to Unveil Their Tales" by Valentina Sinis (Italy)
#3. 3rd Place Winner: "Between Then and Now" by Patricia McElroy (USA)
Merit Awards:
#4. "Senectude from the series Indian Women" by Andrea Bettancini (Italy)
#5. "Rose City Raindrops from the series Artistic swimmers in sync" by Markku Lahdesmaki (Usa/Finland)
#6. "Frame, Into from the series Portrait of a Poet – A Journey Through Layers" by Piotr Skubisz (Poland)
#7. "Braces from the series Seasons of Time" by Nathalie Rubens (USA)
#8. "Between Shadows and Light: A Portrait of Resilience" by Bahrudin Bandic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
#9. "Cristina from the series ‘MIS[S]UNDERSTOOD’" by Michele Zousmer (USA)
#10. "Beauty Parlor from the series ‘Women Gaze’" by Sandra Hernandez (Mexico)
#11. "The Unusual Beauty Project" by Caesar Lima (Brazil)
#12. "HolicGirl from the series HolicGirls" by Takayuki Tobita (Japan)
#13. "Betty Schuurman, actress from the series Portraits" by Susanne Middelberg (Germany)
#14. "Five Sisters from the series Historical Fashions" by Chris Yan (China)
#15. "West African Portraits" by Robert Moran (USA)
#16. "Leili from the series The edge of forever" by Susan Friedman (USA)
#17. "Tenderness from the series Brick Workers" by Anja Bruehling (Germany/USA)
#18. "Measuring from the series Rigid time" by Alena Solomonova (Russia/Slovenia)
#19. "Suri Tribe from the series Between Roots and Changes" by Marika Poquet (France)
#20. "Golden is Her Name from the series She, Within Time" by Anqi Hu (China)
#21. "Whispers of authenticity from the series Unveiled Layers" by Jennifer Baron (Netherlands)
#22. "Melanie from the series The Outside of the Inside" by Martina Holmberg (Sweden)
#23. "Infinity from the series ‘Storm – collective, unstoppable energy’" by A’ja Dotson (Germany)
#24. "Magic from the series Women of the Sahel" by Ingetje Tadros (New Zealand)
#25. "Becalmed from the series Telling Tales" by Vicky Martin (United Kingdom)
