Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by the Royal Photographic Society
An open category for students (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university. Subject matter may be anything relating to food.
For the purposes of this competition, ’Student’ is defined as a student (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university.
The winner and two runners up of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will receive an RPS Membership, worth £55. The winning student will have their work and an interview published in the award-winning RPS Journal.
In addition, the winner of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will have the unique opportunity to have a 60 minute one-to-one Zoom meeting with Commercial Photography Consultant and Mentor, Zoe Whishaw. This will include:
Website review
Analysis of creative direction
Options and ideas to take career forwards
Why Enter?
Join the illustrious ranks of our Finalists and win prize money, gain prestige, profile and commercial opportunities which are all part of the rich mix of benefits that can flow from Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, the world’s most important food photography awards
Global Coverage
Our Finalists receive worldwide coverage for their images. From 2014 BBC News Online has annually created an online slideshow of the winning images, seen last year by 650,000 people in the first 24 hours and shared on Twitter with over 4 million. See the 2023 gallery here.
Finalists have also been featured on CBS Saturday, one of America’s biggest Saturday morning news programmes! View the programme here.
Numerous features showcasing images from the Awards are published in news, photography and food media across the world immediately after the Awards presentation and also over the following 12 months.
Exposure
Every image entered will be appreciated by some of the leading figures in the photography and food industries during the judging process and all of our amazing Shortlisted and Finalist entrants are featured in the gallery pages on our website.
Our Finalists will also have the opportunity to see their work displayed in central London, in a free-to-enter, public exhibition in June 2024, giving your work high-profile exposure.
Press Opportunities
Regional press also love to feature stories of local photographers doing well in national awards and over the years we’ve seen lots of coverage in local media of our Shortlisted and Finalist Entrants. Winning awards presents the ideal opportunity for you to shout about your business and promote your work which attracts new customers and endorses what loyal customers already know.
How to Enter
Entering is easy
Complete the registration form here
Log in to your account with your e-mail address and password.
Upload your photos.
Enter your photos
If you experience any difficulties uploading or entering your images please contact kathleen@thefoodawardscompany.co.uk for assistance
Students may enter the Student Food Photographer of the Year category for FREE. Maximum 5 entries. For the purposes of this competition, ’Student’ is defined as a student (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university.