World Food Photography Awards 2027
- Deadline: 7 February 2027
- Website: http://www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com/
The World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem® Bimi® Broccolini celebrate exceptional photography telling stories of food: from growing and harvesting, cooking and eating, celebrating to surviving. Open to professional & amateur photographers worldwide.
You do not need to specialise in food photography. With 26 categories to choose from, there’s something for every style of photographer: travel, still life, documentary, portrait & more. It’s the story that matters.
Entering puts your work on a global stage: images are judged by an international panel of leaders in food, photography & the creative industries. Plus, images from the Awards receive media coverage from hundreds of outlets around the world every year.
Fees:
Paid
Prizes:
Overall winner: £5,000, exhibition at Mall Galleries in a free public show, a dedicated profile on the awards site, an international press release to photography and food media, and credit wherever the image is used.
Award for Innovation (Hugo Burge Foundation): trophy, £1,400 bursary, a four-week residency at the Hugo Burge Foundation and exhibition.
Louis Jadot Wine Photographer of the Year: trophy, £1,000 and exhibition.
RPS Student Food Photographer of the Year: winner receives RPS membership plus published work and an interview in the RPS Journal, and two runners-up receive RPS membership.
All finalists: invitation to the VIP Awards Evening reception and inclusion in the exhibition at Mall Galleries.
Eligibility:
Open to photographers from any country, professional and amateur. You do not need to specialise in food photography; all styles welcome. 18 or over on the closing date for adult categories; 17 or under for the Youth Prize. The Newcomer Prize is for first-time entrants only. The RPS Student category requires current enrolment or completion within the previous 12 months. UK for UNHCR Food as Home is open to entrants with a refugee background or experience of forced displacement. Food Stylist Award entries need the photographer's permission. Images may have been taken at any time; previously published and social-media images are eligible; generative AI is not permitted.
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
Copyright in every image stays with the photographer. Entering grants the organisers a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide licence to reproduce, publish, exhibit and communicate the image for judging, exhibition, the awards website, portfolio books and magazines, promotion, marketing and merchandising, and the photographer is credited whenever the work is published. Images are held in a secure electronic archive and may be withdrawn on written request after three years. Entered images can stay on your own website and social channels, provided no reference is made to their being entered into the awards before the results are announced.