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Wales Online
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Striking images earn Welsh grandad and granddaughter place in finals of 'Oscars of food photography'
Striking images earn Welsh grandad and granddaughter place in finals of 'Oscars of food photography' 'I've been giving Hollie photography lessons for the past two years. It gives me immense pleasure in nourishing her interest in photography,' said grandad Harry Williams Harry Williams (77) and granddaughter Hollie (10) are finalists in the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem®, a global competition regarded as the 'Oscars of food photography'. (Image: unknown ) 'It will be an experience she'll remember for the rest of her life', said proud grandfather Harry Williams. The Caerphilly grandfather and granddaughter have reached the final of a global competition dubbed the 'Oscars of food photography.' Harry Williams, 77, and Hollie Williams, 10, will both travel to London for the final of the World Food Photography Awards. The competition received nearly 10,000 entries from 70 countries this year. The final will take place on May 20, and Harry Williams will showcase his image, 'Lemon Tea', while Hollie Williams' photo is called 'Sprouting Onion'. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here Their images will be two of the 185 finalist images on display in the Mall Galleries near Trafalgar Square – and celebrities including Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi will be attendance. Harry's image 'Lemon Tea' is a finalist in On the Phone in support of Action Against Hunger, a category dedicated to food-related photos taken on mobile phones. (Image: unknown ) Article continues below Following the news they will appear in the final, Mr Williams said: 'When Holly discovered she was a finalist, she was bouncing around like a tennis ball. 'I've been giving Hollie photography lessons for the past two years. It gives me immense pleasure in nourishing her interest in photography, as she seems to be very creative.' Mr Williams added: 'She started her photography journey aged nine - the same age I started. "Hopefully it will start her on a lifelong journey which will give her immense joy.' Mr Williams' Lemon Tea' is a finalist in 'On the Phone', a category dedicated to food-related photos taken on mobile phones - in support of Action Against Hunger. Hollie's photo 'Sprouting Onion' is a finalist in the Jamie Oliver Youth Prize - 12 and under category, which includes Jamie Oliver as one of the judges (Image: unknown ) Meanwhile, Holly is competing in the Jamie Oliver Youth Prize, which counts Jamie Oliver as a judge. That category's winner will be invited to visit the Jamie Oliver Headquarters in London. According to the organisers, around 10,000 people applied to enter the World Food Photography Awards this year, which is the 14th year running. Article continues below The exhibition is free to enter and runs from May 21 to May 25.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Food photography: Girl and grandfather reach award finals
A 10-year-old girl and her grandfather, 77, have both made it to the finals of a global food photography from Caerphilly and Harry - a professional photographer for more than 50 years - have been taking pictures together every Sunday for the past two years."It gives me immense pleasure in nourishing her interest in photography, as she seems to be very creative and a very quick learner," said pair are finalists in two different categories of the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem, a global competition regarded as the "Oscars of food photography" which this year received nearly 10,000 entries from 70 countries. "It's absolutely brilliant. I've been doing this for a long time. Hollie started at the same age as I did, nine years of age, and to see her reaching this level now is very gratifying," Harry told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast."When she discovered she was shortlisted, and then later a finalist, I think it's fair to say she was bouncing around like a tennis ball... it'll be an experience she'll remember for the rest of her life and hopefully start her on a lifelong journey." Harry's picture, Lemon Tea, is a finalist in the On the Phone category, while Hollie's Sprouting Onion piece is up for the youth prize, with chef Jamie Oliver one of the judges."You've always got a camera in your pocket, if you've got an iPhone or a smartphone. It enables you to capture images from anywhere really when you're out and about, as long as you're aware of the potential," said Harry."Lemon Tea is a shot I did at home, shot directly down onto it, and I lit it from underneath. It's all about controlling the light, photography, and that's what I've been teaching Holly, how to use light to make things come alive." He continued: "What we did, we put the iPhone on a tripod and we can control it remotely, using Bluetooth, so we haven't got to actually touch the phone when we do the shot."The awards evening is on the 20th [May] in the Mall gallery in London. We'll be going up for that and then we'll find out that evening whether we've won or not."Hollie said her entry was inspired by spring, adding: "The way we shot it, to me it looks really mystical because it's the side lighting, it looks like the sun's coming up from one direction and it's coming down on to the onion." The awards take place on 20 May with the images going on show at an exhibition from 21-25 May.
