Slurping Spaghetti and other food photo contest winners

The Candy Man, by UK photographer Jon Enoch, has won the overall prize at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition this year.image source, Jon EnochThe photograph was taken in the streets of Mumbai and is part of a wider series of images of sellers who display the candy in a variety of ways in the hope of attracting a buyer.“I’m ecstatic to receive this award, it’s a real honor to get this recognition in such a prestigious competition laden with wonderful imagery,” said Enoch.“The winning image was part of a personal project –…Continue Reading

Two class-conscious novels named as winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Two class-conscious novels have been announced as joint winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Hernan Diaz’s Trust were both awarded the prestigious literary prize on Monday. Kingsolver’s novel is a modern recasting of Charles Dickens’ classic David Copperfield – following a similar narrative structure. It tells the story of the book’s narrator, Damon, as he struggles to navigate the US opioid crisis. Judges described Kingsolver’s novel as “masterful” in its discussion of poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse. Set in 1920s New York, Diaz’s Trust was described as “a riveting novel set…Continue Reading