Food photos are a feast for the eyes in competition

The joy of a winemaker drinking straight from the barrel he's holding above his head and a wonderfully composed portrait of fisherman casting their baskets have both made it to the final of an international food photography competition.

Around 9,000 pictures from across the globe were whittled down by judges to 28 categories in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist.

For sheer joy it would be hard to beat Gilbert Bages from Spain's shot of the wine being drunk straight from the cask in the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the year category.

Bringing Home the Harvest section has the wonderfully colourful shot from above of tomatoes ready to be transported in Bangladesh.

Showing that wedding photography need not be a boring line-up of relatives, John Armstrongmillar captured the surprise and horror of a couple whose wedding cake looks as if it is about to explode perfectly.

0 Some 9,000 pictures submitted from more than 70 countries were whittled down by the judges to 28 categories in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year shortlist