Spanish photographer Juan Miguel Ortuño Martinez scooped the 2026 Louis Jadot Wine Photographer prize for his picture, In the Depths of Deposit, which exhibits a vineyard employee eradicating wine residue from an underground tank.
Putting the profitable picture in context, Martinez defined, ‘During the cleansing of the underground tanks, Pedro (pictured) goes down and cleans the partitions and ground of the stays of the earlier wine with pressurised water.
(Image credit score: Juan Miguel Ortuño Martinez )
‘Once clean, his partner lowers a small bucket with a sponge inside to collect the remains that are left in the lower corner.’
It was the general winner within the competitors, which is a part of the World Food Photography Awards (sponsored by Bimi), however two different pictures additionally gained their respective sub-categories.
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Australian photographer Chris Elfes gained the ‘Places’ sub-category of this 12 months’s Louis Jadot photographer prize.
A hidden winery at Australia’s Mount Pleasant Wines…
(Image credit score: Chris Elfes)
His picture exhibits a ‘hidden vineyard’ and was taken as harvest groups picked Semillon grapes at historic producer Mount Pleasant Wines, primarily based in Hunter Valley, within the Australian state of New South Wales.
British photographer Luke Carver gained the ‘produce’ sub-category this 12 months.
Looking up: inside a kvevri throughout Georgia’s grape harvest…
(Image credit score: Luke Carver)
Carver’s ‘monochromatic, point-of-view shot’ appears up from inside a conventional kvevri vessel throughout the 2025 grape harvest in Georgia.
Decanter artwork editor Patrick Grabham was on the judging panel for the Louis Jadot Wine Photographer of the Year 2026 awards, alongside Louis Jadot MD Thibault Gagey and others.
Upmarket meals retailer Fortnum & Mason stated it was displaying a collection of pictures at its flagship Piccadilly store.
All 2026 finalists will also be considered on-line by way of the World Food Photography Awards website.
Decanter launches pictures competitors for wine lovers
Wine lovers may participate in Decanter’s own wine photography competition, which debuted this year. Anyone can take part and the competition is open for entries.