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FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022 An apple a day keeps the doctor away, yet it also attracts some of world’s most talented photographers, as was evident at the recent Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2022 Awards. The event, one of the most highly anticipated on the international photography scene, seeks to highlight the growing importance of gastronomic photography as an artistic discipline. The competition received thousands of entries from 60 different countries. View just a few of the winners below. COMPILED BY MARISA CUTILLAS

1 This year’s top prize went to a powerful image entitled Kebabiyana, by Indian photographer, Debdatta Chakraborty. Taken in an ordinary street in Srinagar that transforms into a culinary hub by night, it features traditional Wazwan kebabs emerging from a pit of smoke and spice.

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Essential Magazine, June 2022

Published on Jun 3, 2022Society

Essential Magazine

This month we visit Athens, one of the oldest cities in the world, full of architectural treasures, and check out which items are requisite in an iconic jewellery collection. Did you know that Millennials and Zoomers are now shaping luxury trends at an unprecedented rate? Like her or not, there’s no denying Queen Elizabeth deserves our respect with her tireless devotion to her royal duties. We review her 70 years on the throne in this, her Platinum Jubilee month. We finally get our hands on an Audi E-Tron GT which simply bursts with style and sophistication, and we talk to station boss, Kane, of hot radio station, Chilli FM.Elsewhere in these pages, see our profile on J. Lo, coinciding with the release of new documentary Halftime, find out how Bijan Laufer is creating a tsunami on the Coast, and marvel at the power and poise of pure bred Iberian horses. Finally, our recent night out at Zozoï reaffirms why it is one of Marbella’s best restaurants, and we toast Bodegas José Pariente on their 25th Anniversary.