Judges 2018

Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year has had an illustrious and evolving panel since its first year. The range of skill and expertise is formidable, from great photographers, creative directors, food retailers using the finest photography, photography gallery owners, chefs.

Past judges include Antonio Carluccio, Martin Parr, Yotam Ottolenghi, Steve Rowe, CEO, M&S, Chris Beetles, Jay Rayner, Donna Hay and many more.

This year, for the first time, David Loftus will be Chair of the Judges.

Ferran Adria

Award-winning Spanish Chef, El Bulli

Nigel Atherton

Group Editor, Time Inc., Amateur Photographer, What Digital Camera, Photo Technique

Tamara Beckwith

Co-founder, The Little Black Gallery. Photo ©Laura Pannack

Paul Burrows

Editor, Camera Magazine Australia

Magui Chadwick

Family Ambassador, Viňa Errazuriz and Viňa Seňa

Xanthe Clay

President, Guild of Food Writers, Daily Telegraph Food Columnist

Jenna Close

Photographer at P2 Stills + Motion, Past-Chair of the National Board of the American Society of Media Photographers

Henry Dallal

FRGS, Photographer, Board member HIPA

Simon Day

Founder, unearthed®

Sheila Dillon

British Food Journalist, Presenter, Radio 4, The Food Programme

Hélène Dujardin

Food and Lifestyle Photographer, Time Inc, Food Blogger

Elizabeth Galbraith

Freelance Creative Director

Thomas Gerwers

Chairman of Tipa, the global association of 29 photography magazines

Barney Harwood

Presenter

Sharry Cramond

Marks and Spencer, Head of Brand & Marketing, Food

Abby Hocking

Online Photo Editor, Time Inc, FoodandWine.com

Pierre Koffmann

Legendary 3-Michelin starred chef

Helen Lewis

Creative Director, Pavilion Books

David Loftus

Chair of Judges. One of the world's leading food photographers, known for his work with Jamie Oliver

Emily Luchetti

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, James Beard Foundation

Andy Macdonald

Managing Director of Coregeo Ltd, the Master Licensor of Pink Lady® in the UK

Roy Meiklejon

Ambassador for the BIPP

Alison Morley

Chair of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program, International Centre of Photography

George Motz

Filmmaker, Writer, TV Host and Hamburger Expert

Derek Poulston

Managing Director, One Vision Imaging Limited

Nik Powell

Director, National Film & Television School and co-founder of Virgin Records

Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS

Director-General, The Royal Photographic Society

Paul Sanders

Photographer and Fujifilm Ambassador

Andrew Scrivani

Award-winning photographer and New York Times contributor

Joanna Simon

Wine and food writer, presenter and author

Rein Skullerud

Head, Photography Unit, Communications Division, World Food Programme

John Stimpfig

Content Director, Decanter

Vitalie Taittinger

Marketing Director, Champagne Taittinger

H.E. Ali Bin Thalith

Secretary General, HIPA

Eric Treuille

Owner of Books for Cooks, Notting Hill, London, the shop internationally renowned for its vast and diverse collection of cookery books

Andreas von Estorff

Founder and CEO, ProductionParadise.com

Nicola Waller

Waitrose, Head of Buying, Fresh Produce

Yasia Williams

Art Director, Octopus Publishing

James Winter

Food Television Producer

Wajmah Yaqubi

Buzzfeed, Global Photo Director