Lochalsh photographer gets recognition at Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards 2022
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A ROSS-SHIRE photographer had a successful participation at a prestigious photography award event with her artistic wedding celebration snaps.
Lynne Kennedy, from Lochalsh, has triumphed amongst the thousands of entries submitted from across the globe for this year's Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, a leading celebration of the art of food photography and film.
Two of Ms Kennedy’s images were Highly Commended Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer category. Soaked features a young couple returning by boat following their marriage at a beautiful, hidden Scottish loch. The image captures their surprise as their celebratory bottle explodes.
Her second image, Stormy Fizz, captures a couple directly following their marriage ceremony on a mountainside in Scotland, enjoying their champagne celebration.
The winners were announced by globally acclaimed chef and co-presenter of UK Masterchef: The Professionals, Monica Galetti, in an exciting Awards ceremony that was live streamed on the competition’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, April 26.
It was watched by an audience across the globe, including celebrities from the food and photography world.
This year’s global judging panel, tasked with assessing the thousands of entries submitted from over 60 countries across the world, was chaired by legendary food photographer, David Loftus, and included Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, Guardian News & Media, Krishna Madhavan Pillai, Chief Editor, Better Photography, NA Risong, Art director and curator of Inter Art Center Gallery, Beijing, Nik Sharma, Cookbook author, Photographer, Columnist, Tasneem Alsultan, Investigative and National Geographic Photographer and Rein Skullerud, Head of Photo Unit, World Food Programme.
The Overall Winner of this year's competition was Kebabiyana, a smokey street food shot by Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty. An exhibition of all the 2022 Finalists will be premiering at The Royal Photographic Society, one of the world’s oldest photographic societies, in Bristol. The exhibition will run from November 20 to December 12 this year – entry will be free.
To view the online gallery of all the 2022 finalists, visit www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com
