If we eat with our eyes, then the World Food Photography Awards is one of the most satisfying meals of the year.
The winners of the 2026 competition have been announced, with British photographer Jo Kearney taking the overall prize for her portrait of a woman pouring tea at a Soviet-era sanatorium in Tajikistan.
Drawn from nearly 9,000 entries across more than 50 countries, this year’s awards feature everything from rows of rickshaws overloaded with cabbage leaves in Bangladesh to ‘family portrait’ of eggplants.
A free exhibition of all 203 finalist images is on display at London’s Mall Galleries through 7 June, before a selection of photos heads to the luxury department store Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly.
Here is a selection of some of this year’s winners. To see the full collection, including finalists, visit The World Food Photography Awards website here.
