Sichuan snacks and a Napa harvest: World Food Photography awards

( highly commended) The photographer says: 'The moment I saw brown shimeji mushrooms, I had to buy them. Juxtaposed with my miniature figures that stand just 3/4 inch tall, I thought they looked like woods. To introduce mood and drama I used a black backdrop. The lighting was the trickiest part, but I had fun experimenting' Photograph: Jacki Gordon/World Food Photography awards
A quirky combination of food and beauty photography Photograph: Jonathan Knowles/World Food Photography awards
Pinot noir grapes are emptied into waiting trailers on the first day of harvest at Schramsberg vineyard in Napa Valley Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/World Food Photography awards
'Taken on a trip to Pokhara old town, Nepal. Just behind the bus station I found this vision of pink, beautifully coordinating with the local snack and sweet shop. I love photographing the people of Nepal; they are always so wonderfully open, friendly and full of warmth' Photograph: Saraya Cortaville/World Food Photography awards
This photo was taken in Borough Market and highlights the often unseen environmental impact of street food Photograph: Andrew Richardson/World Food Photography awards
'I love this photograph because the expression on the groom's face is so brilliant as he watches his new wife clean the knife while he munches on a piece of delicious wedding cake. I just wonder what he's thinking!' Photograph: Lynne Kennedy/World Food Photography awards
On an early spring afternoon in Shuangliu ancient town, Sichuan province, China, five people in their 80s sit together. Wearing colourful jackets and wool hats, they happily eat the famous Sichuan snack of spring rolls Photograph: Xiaoling Li/World Food Photography awards
'This is Delfina, I took her portrait as part of a bigger project documenting pasta grannies in Italy. Here, we are in the region of Lazio. On the bed is an angel hair type of pasta called fieno di canepina. It is technically very hard to make: Delfina rolls the pasta out, flicks a huge piece the size of the table out like a bedsheet, folds it concertina-style, then slices it up finely'
Photograph: Lizzie Mayson/World Food Photography awards

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