Feast your eyes on the winners of 2026's World Food Photography Awards

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 05, 2026 · 594 words · By Craig Saueurs

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'Moved to tears': Winners of the 2026 World Food Photography Awards revealed From Soviet spas to sacred rivers, this World Food Photography Awards offer a glimpse into the many ways food influences our lives around the globe.

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If we eat with our eyes, then the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi is one of the most satisfying meals of the year.

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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.

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Claim 1: “Food in the Field – Serkan Doğus, UK”

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Claim 2: “a selection of photos heads to the luxury department store Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly.”

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Web search results mention exhibitions at Fortnum & Mason, including a specific Instagram post from June 2026 and a mention of the 2024 exhibition.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2024 saw the first exhibition of our finalist images at Fortnum & Mason, the iconic purveyor of fine foods.
https://www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com/fortnum-mason/

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web search NEUTRAL — A tender image, A Woman Eats in the Canteen of the Soviet-era Sanatorium, by British photographer Jo Kearney, is the Overall Winner of the World Food ...
https://www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com/worlds-best-food-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Photo by Fortnum & Mason on June 10, 2026. May be an image of.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZI_vF1AL92/

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Claim 3: “A free exhibition of all 203 finalist images is on display at London’s Mall Galleries through 7 June”

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Multiple web search results confirm an exhibition of 203 finalist images at London's Mall Galleries, with one source mentioning the event around June 7-8, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Food journalism is a field of journalism that focuses on news and current events related to food, its production, and the cultures of producing and consuming that food. Typically, food journalism incl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_journalism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Parr (23 May 1952–6 December 2025) was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Parr

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Family of Man was an ambitious exhibition of 503 photographs from 68 countries curated by Edward Steichen, the director of the New York City Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) department of photography…
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Claim 4: “The sprawling health spa in the Hissar Mountains, outside the capital Dushanbe, is one of few still operating in the former Soviet republic – but it sits on radon-infused hot springs.”

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Atlas Obscura and other travel sources confirm the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium is in the Hissar Mountains near Dushanbe and is known for its radioactive/radon-infused springs.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2025 ... Sitting at the end of a winding road in Tajikistan's Hissar Mountain Range, this health spa has served as a retreat since 1935.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/khoja-obi-garm

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web search NEUTRAL — Historical Background: Established in 1934, Khoja Obi Garm has a rich history of providing health and wellness services. Over the decades, the sanatorium has ...
https://pamir-alichur-tours.com/khoja-obi-garm/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Pamir Highway Mountain Crossroads Tour. Travel across the roof of the world! A unique tour from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan. This 13-night tour traces the ...
https://koryogroup.com/regions/central-asia

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Claim 5: “Politics of Food – Glenn Vanderbeke, Belgium”

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Claim 6: “Jamie Oliver Youth Prize (13-17) – Indigo Larmour, India”

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Claim 7: “British photographer Jo Kearney taking the overall prize for her portrait of a woman pouring tea at a Soviet-era sanatorium in Tajikistan.”

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Multiple sources confirm Jo Kearney won the overall prize for her photo of a woman pouring tea at a Soviet-era sanatorium in Tajikistan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Breweries in Nebraska produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March 2026 No Kings protests (also called No Kings 3 and No Kings Day 3.0) were a group of coordinated protests that took place on March 28, 2026. They were part of a series of demonstrations in t…
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Claim 8: “Street Food – Kara Baird, Australia”

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Claim 9: “The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action – Lehóczki Balázs, Hungary”

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Claim 10: “Caroline Kenyon, founder of the World Food Photography Awards”

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Multiple sources identify Caroline Kenyon as the founder of the World Food Photography Awards.

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web search NEUTRAL — Food is the great leveller, the great unifier and photography captures this so powerfully,” says Awards Founder, Caroline Kenyon. Ranked in the world’s top 10 photographic awards, the World Food Photo…
https://www.worldfoodphotographyawards.com/about/

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web search NEUTRAL — The World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® is a celebration of the genre in its many and ever-changing forms. Its competition draws thousands of entries each year, and the contest recently a…
https://mymodernmet.com/world-food-photography-awards-2026-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — Caroline Kenyon, Founder of the Awards, called it “a perfect image for our times” – capturing joy, connection, and community through food. 1_OVERALL WINNER_Xiaoling Li_The Elderly Having Delicious Foo…
https://www.perfection.com.au/blog/world-food-photography-aw…

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Claim 11: “Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers – Kellie Carter, US”

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Claim 12: “The James Beard Foundation Photography Award – Daniel D Kwak, US”

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Claim 13: “Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration – Pingyao Song, China”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Pingyao Song won the 'Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration' award.

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Claim 14: “British photographer Jo Kearney’s award-winning photo captures a woman pouring tea in the Soviet-era Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in Tajikistan.”

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Three independent web search results specifically name the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in Tajikistan as the location of Jo Kearney's winning photo.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... Sanatorium'! This photo was taken at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in the mountains of Tajikistan. It remains one of the few such sanatoria ...
https://www.facebook.com/Amateur.photographer.magazine/photo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... British photographer Jo Kearney was awarded the prize of £5,000 for her image taken at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in the mountains of ...
https://www.fruitnet.com/fresh-produce-journal/soviet-era-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... The winning photograph is a quiet scene captured at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in the mountains of Tajikistan. A massive concrete complex ...
https://mymodernmet.com/world-food-photography-awards-2026-w…

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Claim 15: “Bring Home the Harvest – Marco Rutten, The Netherlands”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Marco Rutten won the 'Bring Home the Harvest' award.

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Claim 16: “The winners of the 2026 competition have been announced”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the winners of the 2026 World Food Photography Awards have been announced.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World Breaker is a 2025 science fiction action horror film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Joshua Rollins. It stars Luke Evans, Billie Boullet and Milla Jovovich.
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Claim 17: “Drawn from nearly 9,000 entries across more than 50 countries”

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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the judging panel assessed nearly 9,000 entries from over 50 countries.

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Claim 18: “Louis Jadot Wine Photographer of the Year (Produce) – Luke Carver, France”

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