Hotshots

Our selection of the winning images from The World Food Photography Awards 2025

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OVERALL WINNER and WINNER: Food for the Family (supported by the Felix Project)

'The Elderly Having Delicious Food' Xiaoling Li (China)

On an early spring afternoon in Shuangliu Ancient Town, Sichuan Province, China, five elderly ladies in their eighties sit together. Wearing colourful jackets and wool hats, they happily eat the famous Sichuan snack of spring rolls. A wrap of thin homemade dough, filled with cucumber, carrot and shredded scallions, drizzled with green mustard, Sichuan pepper, red oil and sweet sauce, and sprinkled with sesame seeds. They are 'setting up a Dragon Gate formation' - an expression used in China to refer to neighbourhood friends coming together to chat, gossip and share stories. Food makes these people happy; they enjoy a beautiful and joyful life.

About the competition

Formerly known as Food Photographer of the Year, the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem Bimi Broccolini is a unique photography competition celebrating the very best in food photography from around the world. Open to both professionals and non-professionals, a range of cash prizes is awarded, including £5,000 ($6,700) for the overall winner. For more information and details on how to enter next year's competition, visit www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com

WINNER: Bring Home the Harvest

'Net Fish in Water Fields'

Chang Jiangbin (China)

After the rice harvest, the river water filled the paddy fields, and at some point, some fish from the river ended up here, too. After school, the two children went to the field together to catch fish with their covers. Approaching quietly, leaping vigorously, and pouncing towards the target.