Lunar New Year dim sum image by Chinese photographer wins global food photo contest
- An image of a woman in Zhejiang, China preparing red bean paste balls for a festive meal wins Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2024
The 36 winners of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2024, a long-running competition that celebrates food photography and film around the world, were announced this week.
The overall winner was Red Bean Paste Balls by Chinese photographer Zhonghua Yang, a photograph of steamed dim sum being prepared for Lunar New Year celebrations in a rural part of China’s eastern Zhejiang province.
Yang’s photograph also took first place in the contest’s Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration category.
It shows a woman holding a tray of piping hot red bean paste balls being prepared for the holiday celebration, which traditionally also includes dishes such as dumplings and glutinous rice, in Xiangshan, Zhejiang.
The woman who has made the food, weary, carries in yet another tray. Her role is to labour and to serve, while the guests party and enjoy
The image is an ode to the scale of the festival – the most important holiday on the Chinese lunar calendar – and the dedication that goes into preparing food for the celebrations.
