'Roasting we can almost smell': Srinagar Kebab seller's image wins prestigious photography award

Chandigarh, April 27 Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty won Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022 award for the photo of a street vendor shot in Srinagar, Kashmir. In the photo that got felicitated, the person can be seen...

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Updated At : 03:57 AM Apr 28, 2022 IST

Chandigarh, April 27

Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty won Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022 award for the photo of a street vendor shot in Srinagar, Kashmir. In the photo that got felicitated, the person can be seen marinating ‘Kebabs’ with outburst of smoke on his either side.

The photo was shot at Srinagar’s Khayyam Chowk.

Caroline Kenyon, the founder and director of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, said the winning photograph had “beautifully captured billowing embrace of the smoke, the golden light, the subject’s expression as he prepares the food for sharing”.

“Sparks fly from the skewers, whose roasting we can almost smell, we imagine the warm, delicious aroma. This image, gentle but powerful, nourishes our soul,” added Ms Kenyon.

Thousands of people from across the world participated in the competition.

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