Food Photography & Styling Awards

The IACP Food Photography and Food Styling Awards honor the best in food photography each year, both commercial and editorial work. You can submit in eight categories. Judging panels consist of prominent food photographers, art directors, food editors, book publishers, and others. For more information about the Food Photography & Styling Awards submission guidelines, judging procedures or FAQ’s, please review the links at the bottom of the page. Our contest is open to both IACP members and non-members and the entry period is January 11, 2024 – April 4, 2024. Eligible work must be from 2023. Deadline to receive all entry forms and payments through the IACP Submittable Page is April 4, 2024. The categories are:

Food Photography – Commercial
This category is for food or beverage photography that have been commissioned by a corporate or commercial business entity for use in an advertising or marketing campaign, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Food Photography – Editorial
This category is for food or beverage photography that have been created for a book, magazine, newspaper, blog or other media publication, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Culinary Travel Photography – Commercial
This category applies to photographs that illuminate the culture of a place through an exploration of its food or beverage, anywhere in the world. It includes photographs that that have been commissioned by a corporate or commercial business entity for use in an advertising or marketing campaign, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Culinary Travel Photography – Editorial
This category applies to photographs that illuminate the culture of a place through an exploration of its food or beverage, anywhere in the world. This category is for photographs that have been created for a book, magazine, newspaper, blog or other media publication, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Food Styling in Photography – Commercial
This category applies to a photograph’s food and beverage styling only. It includes images that are commissioned for a corporate or business entity to be used in advertising, in a marketing campaign, or in product packaging, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Food Styling in Photography- Editorial
This category applies to a photograph’s food and beverage styling only. This category is for photographs that have been created for a book, magazine, newspaper, blog or other media publication, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Prop Styling in Photography – Commercial
This category applies to the prop styling in a food or beverage photograph. It examines the use of props such as: tableware, materials, surfaces, colors and textures. It includes images that are commissioned for a corporate or business entity to be used in advertising, in a marketing campaign, or in product packaging, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.

Prop Styling in Photography – Editorial
This category applies to the prop styling in a food or beverage photograph. It examines the use of props such as: tableware, materials, surfaces, colors and textures. This category is for photographs that have been created for a book, magazine, newspaper, blog or other media publication, for print or online. Eligible photos must be from 2023.