See the world’s best food photographs of 2022

By Forrest Brown, CNN
3 minute read
Published 4:20 PM EDT, Thu April 28, 2022
<strong>Overall and Street Food winner | Debdatta Chakraborty of India | "Kebabiyana":</strong> Khayam Chowk is an ordinary alleyway by day. But in the evening, the aroma and smoke of wazwan kebabs cooking over charcoal turn this street into a food lovers' paradise. Click for a selection of winners:
Overall and Street Food winner | Debdatta Chakraborty of India | "Kebabiyana": Khayam Chowk is an ordinary alleyway by day. But in the evening, the aroma and smoke of wazwan kebabs cooking over charcoal turn this street into a food lovers' paradise. Click for a selection of winners:
Debdatta Chakraborty/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Southeast Asia winner | Thien Nguyen Ngoc of Vietnam | "Anchovy Catching":</strong> The soft light of a new day illuminates the exhaust from a fishing boat engine. Many local fishing families along the coastline of Phú Yên province will follow the near-shore currents to catch anchovy during peak season.
Southeast Asia winner | Thien Nguyen Ngoc of Vietnam | "Anchovy Catching": The soft light of a new day illuminates the exhaust from a fishing boat engine. Many local fishing families along the coastline of Phú Yên province will follow the near-shore currents to catch anchovy during peak season.
Thien Nguyen Ngoc/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>World Food Programme Food for Life winner | Faisal Azim of Bangladesh | "Food After Work":</strong> Brick factory workers toil in a dusty environment. They get a short break to eat food brought from home before starting work again. For a full day in this unhealthy place, they earn a very small wage.
World Food Programme Food for Life winner | Faisal Azim of Bangladesh | "Food After Work": Brick factory workers toil in a dusty environment. They get a short break to eat food brought from home before starting work again. For a full day in this unhealthy place, they earn a very small wage.
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>unearthed® Food for Sale winner | Anna Loraine Hartmann of Germany | "Herbwoman":</strong> The lights are dimmed underneath a corrugated roof top, keeping the sunlight out to prevent the harvest from spoiling. In between the dark aisles of the bustling market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, one only finds welcoming smiles and well-sourced produce.
unearthed® Food for Sale winner | Anna Loraine Hartmann of Germany | "Herbwoman": The lights are dimmed underneath a corrugated roof top, keeping the sunlight out to prevent the harvest from spoiling. In between the dark aisles of the bustling market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, one only finds welcoming smiles and well-sourced produce.
Anna Loraine Hartmann/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>On the Phone winner | Kasia Ciesielska-Faber of the United Kingdom | "Drying Stockfish":</strong> In the Lofoten archipelago of Norway, stockfish racks are part of the landscape. Cod is preserved by drying it on large racks with no salt or smoke required as the temperatures are just below freezing.
On the Phone winner | Kasia Ciesielska-Faber of the United Kingdom | "Drying Stockfish": In the Lofoten archipelago of Norway, stockfish racks are part of the landscape. Cod is preserved by drying it on large racks with no salt or smoke required as the temperatures are just below freezing.
Kasia Ciesielska-Faber/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>African Territory winner | Marguerite Oelofse of South Africa | "Flower Girl With a Packet of Simba Chippies":</strong> In the 1950s, South Africans were introduced to Simba Chippies. Simba, the Lion, is one of the country's most famous icons, and this potato snack is a national favorite.
African Territory winner | Marguerite Oelofse of South Africa | "Flower Girl With a Packet of Simba Chippies": In the 1950s, South Africans were introduced to Simba Chippies. Simba, the Lion, is one of the country's most famous icons, and this potato snack is a national favorite.
Marguerite Oelofse/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action winner | Weining Lin of China | "Cook":</strong> An elderly man is preparing food in a courtyard bathed in sun. He finely cuts meat and puts it in a basin. This is a common scene in a farm yard.
The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action winner | Weining Lin of China | "Cook": An elderly man is preparing food in a courtyard bathed in sun. He finely cuts meat and puts it in a basin. This is a common scene in a farm yard.
Weining Lin/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Places winner | Marina Spironetti of Italy | "Architecture And Wine": </strong>Man, architecture and vineyards -- a perfect combination. The photo was taken at the Antinori nel Chianti Classico winery in Tuscany, Italy.
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Places winner | Marina Spironetti of Italy | "Architecture And Wine": Man, architecture and vineyards -- a perfect combination. The photo was taken at the Antinori nel Chianti Classico winery in Tuscany, Italy.
Marina Spironetti/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Young (10 and Under) winner | Rupkotha Roy Barai of Bangladesh | "Processing Fish":</strong> Village women are processing raw fish, which are collected locally. A young child is enjoying the whole process.
Young (10 and Under) winner | Rupkotha Roy Barai of Bangladesh | "Processing Fish": Village women are processing raw fish, which are collected locally. A young child is enjoying the whole process.
Rupkotha Roy Barai/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Bring Home the Harvest winner | Chang Jiangbin of China | "Movement of Noodles":</strong> Noodles are a favorite food of people in southern Fujian, China. The noodles are cooled and made with a unique process. The photo was taken in Fujian Province in coastal southern China.
Bring Home the Harvest winner | Chang Jiangbin of China | "Movement of Noodles": Noodles are a favorite food of people in southern Fujian, China. The noodles are cooled and made with a unique process. The photo was taken in Fujian Province in coastal southern China.
Chang Jiangbin/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Overall and People winner | Jon Wyand of the United Kingdom | "Gathering Prunings on Corton Hill":</strong> Winter prunings are gathered in the vineyards of Corton Hill in Burgundy, France.
Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year - Overall and People winner | Jon Wyand of the United Kingdom | "Gathering Prunings on Corton Hill": Winter prunings are gathered in the vineyards of Corton Hill in Burgundy, France.
Jon Wyand/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
<strong>Food for the Family winner | Weining Lin of China | "Traditional Food":</strong> During the Spring Festival, the Tujia people in western Hunan province will make tuansa, a special local delicacy that is made of glutinous rice and tastes light and sweet.
Food for the Family winner | Weining Lin of China | "Traditional Food": During the Spring Festival, the Tujia people in western Hunan province will make tuansa, a special local delicacy that is made of glutinous rice and tastes light and sweet.
Weining Lin/Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022
2022 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards

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The image is simply mesmerizing and deceptively simple: a street vendor cooking kekabs. But linger on it for a minute. There’s so much more.

While visually arresting, the image stimulates all the senses the longer you look. You can smell the smoke. You can almost feel the heat of the grill. The sight of the cooking meat makes your mouth water. You can almost hear the sizzle.

Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty captured the photo that contest organizers describe as an “intimate image full of warmth and humanity.”

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