Food through a lens
Some food photographs are designed to do much more than entice – they can shock, educate, even inspire. These images, from three award-winning photographers, all aim to change the way we think about our food systems by telling stories about the people, animals and history behind them. To hear more about the photos, and the people behind the lens, listen to the episode that accompanies this collection: The power of a photograph
Please note: Some of these images feature graphic depictions of the slaughter of animals for food.
Taste, by Li Huaifeng
The photograph was taken in Licheng, Shanxi, on a warm and sunny day, and shows a young family sharing in the joy of preparing food. Overall Winner of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021. (Credit: Li Huaifeng)
A Moken fisherman jumps from his boat to spear his catch, by Dorte Verner
A Moken fisherman jumps from his boat to spear his catch in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar (Credit: Dorte Verner)
Veal Calf by Jo-Anne McArthur
Still wet from birth, a calf is wheeled away from her mother to the veal crates at a dairy farm. Taken in Spain in 2010 (Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur/Animal Equality/We Animals Media)
Happy Birthday, by Li Huaifeng
A birthday celebration. 1st place in the Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration category of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021 (Credit: Li Huaifeng)
A woman showing home-made spaghetti at a refugee camp in Chad, by Dorte Verner
A woman showing home-made spaghetti at a refugee camp in Chad (Credit: Dorte Verner)
Mutual Help by Li Huaifeng
The photo was taken at Longwangmiao Village, Licheng County, Shanxi on October 2, 2019. 3rd place in the Food for the Family category of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021 (Credit: Li Huaifeng)
Hungry children in a refugee camp in Burundi, by Dorte Verner
Hungry children in a refugee camp in Burundi (Credit: Dorte Verner)
Thai Slaughterhouse, by Jo-Anne McArthur
Taken in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019. (Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media for The Guardian)
